9 Comments

  1. Halida A
    January 22, 2013 @ 4:04 pm

    Hi! Went there in 2009 but unfortunately I only brought my little pocket camera and it couldn’t capture the details quite as clear as yours did (duh!).
    The Arabic writing/ calligraphy is typical ornaments that can be found in mosques 🙂 pretty, isn’t it? I also love the lights! Never found anything like that in other places. Most of the mosques I’ve visited have a regular chandelier hanging in the middle of the dome

    • Andrew Couch
      January 27, 2013 @ 6:38 pm

      Yeah, I was at the edge of my zoom to get a lot of these shots. It is an amazing building even to just stand in though.
      We didn’t go into any other mosques during our stay, but did see a lot of that “writing as decoration.” Neat about the lights.

  2. The Time-Crunched Traveler (Ellen)
    December 3, 2012 @ 8:14 am

    This is beautiful. Definitely one of the top buildings I still want to see in the world. Thanks for sharing!

    • Andrew Couch
      December 4, 2012 @ 10:21 pm

      Turkey and Istanbul are really work checking out. Not just this building but all of it.

  3. Jade - OurOyster.com
    November 30, 2012 @ 2:00 am

    Absolutely beautiful!

  4. Escaping Abroad
    November 29, 2012 @ 6:48 pm

    I’ve seen quite a few pics of the Blue Mosque from the outside, never such great detail from the inside… great job!

    • Andrew Couch
      December 4, 2012 @ 10:20 pm

      Thanks. Detail is kind of my thing for a travel point of view.

  5. Natalie
    November 29, 2012 @ 5:20 pm

    Tried to get in here three times on my last visit to Istanbul. Each time something was happening. My timing was so wrong

    • Andrew Couch
      December 4, 2012 @ 10:20 pm

      Ouch. Have you seen it ever? It is such an amazing work of art.