Blue Mosque is the national religious worship place of Turkey, in Istanbul, knew as Sultan Ahmet Mosque

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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the national mosque of Turkey, and is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is one of several mosques known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I.

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Location: Istanbul, Turkey
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