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Blue Mosque Istanbul
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27 Dec 2006 Wed 11:46 pm |
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27 Dec 2006 Wed 11:55 pm |
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Ouh! I didn't know that, thanks Roswitha 
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28 Dec 2006 Thu 12:01 am |
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Yes, shame it has become so commercialised - collect your carrier bag, take off your shoes and carry them around, leave the bag at the door on your way out along with the donation. And it is difficult to appreciate the mosque from the outside, as you get bombarded by carpet sellers etc and those wanting to be your guide, for a small price of course.
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28 Dec 2006 Thu 12:40 am |
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sounds like a good story, but dont think its true. I think the real reason is he wanted a camii that rivaled mecca.
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28 Dec 2006 Thu 12:42 am |
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Quoting KeithL: sounds like a good story, but dont think its true. I think the real reason is he wanted a camii that rivaled mecca. |
Well, I THINK ITS TRUE! (Not really, just feel like an argument  )
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28 Dec 2006 Thu 12:49 am |
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Quoting aenigma x: Quoting KeithL: sounds like a good story, but dont think its true. I think the real reason is he wanted a camii that rivaled mecca. |
Well, I THINK ITS TRUE! (Not really, just feel like an argument ) |
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28 Dec 2006 Thu 12:50 am |
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Quoting KeithL: sounds like a good story, but dont think its true. I think the real reason is he wanted a camii that rivaled mecca. |
I think KeithL is right, the architecture of the mosque caused resentment because it wanted to compete with Mecca which was considered to be unholy.
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28 Dec 2006 Thu 01:52 am |
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Quote: Legend has it that the mosque wasn’t meant to be built with six minarets. According to the story Sultan Ahmet I wanted architect Mehmed Aga to build a minaret made of gold. The Turkish word for gold is “altinâ€. The architect misunderstood him as “altiâ€, which means six |
The above legend is one of the legends concerning the building of the blue mosque. The other is that Sultan Ahmet I was the sixth sultan following the conquest of İstanbul.
The mosque in Mecca used to have six minarets, too at the time. One more minaret was built with the mosque in Mecca later.
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31 Dec 2006 Sun 01:35 pm |
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i visited the blue mosque 2 weeks ago today infact and the literature i read whilst i was there was that it was a mistake and that it should have had a gold mineret and the arcitect mistook it for 6.
thats my little bit on the subject lol not a lot !!
Kind Regards
Jackie
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31 Dec 2006 Sun 02:31 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: Legend has it that the mosque wasn’t meant to be built with six minarets. According to the story Sultan Ahmet I wanted architect Mehmed Aga to build a minaret made of gold. The Turkish word for gold is “altinâ€. The architect misunderstood him as “altiâ€, which means six. While Mehmed Aga was terrified of getting beheaded because of this mistake, the Sultan in fact loved the minarets. Prior to Sultan Ahmet I, no other sultan had had a mosque with 6 minarets. He was the first, which gave him the feeling of power. |
as always, my dear roswitha you are a wealth of information.your thirst for knowledge and interest in cultural buildings and practices leave me flabbergasted  thank you once again
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