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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) is Istanbul's most iconic silhouette, with six minarets and a cascading dome structure. Its interior is blanketed with over 20,000 handmade blue Iznik tiles that give it its popular name.
Built between 1609 and 1616 by Sultan Ahmed I, who was just 19 when he commissioned it. The six minarets caused scandal because only Mecca's Grand Mosque had as many — Ahmed resolved it by funding a seventh minaret for Mecca.