The sixth stop in Türkiye, the Blue Mosque.

📍Attraction address: The real name of the Blue Mosque is "Sultan Ahmed Mosque", also known as "Sultan Ahmed Mosque". It is located in the center of the old city of Istanbul, Turkey, next to Hagia Sophia. 🚗Transportation to attractions: Take tram line 1 and get off at Sultanahmet station, then walk for about 5 minutes. This is one of the most lively places in Türkiye. It is inconvenient to drive or take a taxi. It is recommended to use public transportation. 👍️Must visit attractions: [One] Appearance: Six towering minarets stand symmetrically in three rows at the four corners and middle waist of the rectangular temple. The main hall is a large dome of different sizes with distinct layers, and the backyard is a small dome of the same size and shape. The white buildings and green woods form a very beautiful pattern. The six minarets symbolize the six major faiths of Islam. It is the only mosque in the world with six tall minarets, which is very spectacular. The mosque has a huge main dome and 4 smaller domes. The central dome rests on four protruding arches through corner domes, which in turn rest on four huge, round, grooved corner columns. Each of the four half-domes occupies one side of the central dome. Small domes at each corner form the base of the mosque. [Two]Color: The main structure of the building presents the gray-white color of marble, but under the sunlight, its golden decorative elements and blue ceramic tiles set off each other, forming a unique visual effect, solemn and elegant. [Three] Interior: It has 260 small windows with extremely strong light transmission performance, making the room full of light. The walls of the temple are all decorated with blue and white Iznik tiles, a total of more than 20,000 pieces. The blue color of these tiles fills the entire mosque with a blue atmosphere, which is why it is called the "Blue Mosque". Various patterns and Arabic calligraphy artwork are also painted on the walls. The floor of the temple is covered with hundreds of carpets donated by believers. [Four] Courtyard: The hexagonal marble fountain in the center of the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard cloister composed of 36 small domes and 26 stone columns are all worth seeing. 🎟️Ticket related: The Blue Mosque is free to visit and is also the most famous attraction in Istanbul, Turkey. It is generally open all day, but cannot be entered during prayer times (5 times a day). 💗Other tips: When building the Blue Mosque, the architect listened to Ahmed I's order of "golden", but did not expect that the sounds of "golden" and "six-rooted" are very close. As a result, the Blue Mosque has six minarets. . According to legend, only the mosque in Mecca, the holy city of Islam, can build six minarets, which makes the Blue Mosque unique.