A mosque's plan answers one requirement — worshippers face Mecca in ordered rows — and from above it is unmistakable: the prayer hall wider than it is deep, the whole building angled against the street grid, the courtyard extending the ranks when the hall fills.
Great congregational mosques and notable modern buildings, each with aerial views, photographs, video and a guide to their patron, decoration and visiting conditions.
4 Mosques in Turkey, each with aerial views, photos, videos and an in-depth guide.
Hagia Sophia (; from Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sophia, lit. 'Holy Wisdom'), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi) and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, is a Late Antique pla…
Selimiye Mosque may refer to: Selimie Mosque, Albania Big Selimiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey Selimiye Mosque, Edirne, Turkey (UNESCO World Heritage Si…
The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, is an architectural complex consisting of five buildings, located in the Divriği district of Sivas, in a se…
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), also known as the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman-era mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. A functioning…
