Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Open: Wellcome Collection Interior of the mosque of Sultan El Ghor... Interior of the mosque of Sultan El Ghoree, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis ...