The Blue Mosque is so named because of the blue tiles that decorate its walls. The mosque was built in the early 1600's and still functions as a mosque to this day.
It's absolutely massive inside (just look at the size of the pillar in the photo) and it's in great condition for a 400 year old building. It is in the Sultanahmet area of the city and so it is close to all the major tourist sites including the Basilica Cistern, the Hippodrome, the Hagia Sofia museum and the Topkapi Palace.
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