Sultanahmet is full of unique monuments. So, it is not possible to discover all of them in one article, If we’d not like to write an encyclopedia 🙂 Well, let’s continue to our discovery without wasting time 😉
Sultanahmet Mosque ( Blue Mosque)
Sultanahmet Mosque was built between 1609-1616 by the architect Sedefkar Mehmet Aga by the order of Sultan Ahmet I. It is called Blue Mosque by the tourists. That’s why it is called Blue Mosque is that it is decorated with 20.000 Blue Iznik Potteries which are patterned tulip, carnation, rose and lily.
One of the features that make the mosque unique is that it has 6 minarets. It is the only mosque with 6 minarets in the world.
Fountain of Ahmed III
The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III is a fountain in a Turkish rococo structure in the great square in front of the Imperial Gate of Topkapı Palace. It was built during the period of Ahmet III by the architect Ahmet Aga with the suggestion of Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha in 1728, in the style of the Tulip Period. It was a social centre and gathering place during the Ottoman period of Istanbul..
Germain Fountain
The German Fountain was built in the honor of German Emperor Wilhelm II’s second visit to Istanbul and is presented to Sultan Abdülhamid II. It was brought to the city assembled to the Sultanahmet Square in 1901. There are golden decorations inside the dome.
Obelisk of Thedosious
The Obelisk of Thedosious was built in the BC 15th century by the order of Egyptian Pharaoh Tuthmosis III in the memory of his Mesopotamia Victory. The hieroglyphs on it say that he was chosen by the Sun God Amon Ra himself, praised by God Horus and he expanded his territories by conquering Mesopotamia.
Serpentine Column
The Serpentine Column was built-in the BC 5th century in the memory of Plotea and Solomis victories of Greeks against Persians and put in Delphi Temple in Greece. Emperor Constantin brought this column to the city to decorate the city. The column was three-headed. Two of Its heads were damaged and lost over the years. You can see one of them in Istanbul Archeology Museum.
Knitted Column
The Knitted Column was built-in the BC 4-5th century. Of course, it did not look the way it looks today. It was covered by bronze plates and there was a bronze globe on the top of it. But, during the Latin Invasion, the crusaders removed these plates. Because they shined like gold in daylight. So, they thought that the plates were made of gold and dissembled them.
Well, I tried to represent one of the most splendid quartiers of Istanbul in two articles. Our Istanbul and Turkey discoveries will continue soon 😉 See you the next time 😉
