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title: Interior Dome, Blue Mosque, Istanbul
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12501/interior-dome-blue-mosque-istanbul/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Interior Dome, Blue Mosque, Istanbul

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Interior Dome, Blue Mosque, Istanbul](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12501.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12501.jpg)

## Image Caption

The interior of the central dome of the Blue Mosque/Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul. The mosque was completed in 1616 CE during the reign of Ahmed I, sultan of the [Ottoman Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ottoman_Empire/) (r. 1603-1617 CE).

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2020, July 20). Interior Dome, Blue Mosque, Istanbul. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12501/interior-dome-blue-mosque-istanbul/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Interior Dome, Blue Mosque, Istanbul." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 20, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12501/interior-dome-blue-mosque-istanbul/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Interior Dome, Blue Mosque, Istanbul." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jul 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12501/interior-dome-blue-mosque-istanbul/>.

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