sabato 14 gennaio 2012

Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed I. Jan 2012
















This tomb is to Sultan Ahmed I who was responsible for building the Blue Mosque and his tomb is located just to the north of the mosque. It was built in 1620 by Sultan Osman II who was Ahmed I's son and designed by Sedefkar Mehmed Aga. It's decorated with 17th century Iznik tiles. The tomb contains the tombs of Sultan Ahmed I and his wife’s, sons and daughters.

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