Istanbul, Turkey: The Blue Mosque - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite

[@supernatural2029]

I love the Mosque, I am not muslim, but this monument is so beautiful, I'd love to visit Istanbul

[@Frank75288]

it used to be a church

[@simpleuser01]

camelpissflavour, sorry your wrong! The blue mosque has always been a mosque. It's the Hagia Sophia opposite to the blue mosque that used to be an orthodox Greek Church, then got converted into a mosque and today is a museum.

[@BTECE_FARIZ]

camelpissflavour huh? seems u are confused between hagia sofia(museum now ) and blue mosque(was always a mosque)

[@notworthy8699]

Im in istanbul right now im leaving sunday

[@Dheifheisidi]

@@simpleuser01 you r right

[@teefx5681]

Been there several times and it still feels magical. I once went in a very cold night and it snowed and there was hardly anyone there infact I think it was only me for a brief moment and there was no noise except the birds singing and I stood the contemplating the architecture but somehow it felt I time travelled back and saw people in the court yard socialising with their robes and scholars discussing religious matters and miliarty formation and then the call for prayer went, it was epic.

[@enkryptron]

military formation? are you a time traveller?

[@sureyyaekinci4630]

Wow that ıs great

[@teefx5681]

@@enkryptron no, I just take time travelling

[@sakshichauhan9927]

Nice

[@V3423d]

i am christian but i learning about muslim in school i respect muslim and think how they make mosque is beautiful

[@mohamudabdirahman2748]

Braxton Baldasare We aslo love you.

[@vr4899]

Tatti khale

[@MohammedAli-zh8kf]

Love you bro

[@GhGh-sj4wb]

Thanks bro

[@malikjohnroshankhan3965]

Shutup

[@NatalieSayin]

I could never tire of visiting this mosque. It is amazing

[@farismustafa5389]

@Achilleas_klvp no this was made by the ottomans I think you are getting confused with the hagia Sophia

[@nickzam401]

I love turkey and its history especially about daulah uthmaniyyah.. salam from Malaysia for my brothers and sisters there. you are welcomed to Malaysia to see some of nice and beautiful modern mosques here..

[@oreorebus]

@berry more we have some mosque with Malay architecture but I agree that many mosque in Msia uses indian style

[@ayshayasmin4280]

@@oreorebus not india It is mostly persian Taj mahal is also persian with dome Most of indian mosques are persian designs

[@iRawrJan]

I'M GOING TO ISTANBUL THIS THURSDAY FOR 6 DAYS! I'M SO EXCITED!

[@sswasn6514]

The most amazing Muslim country is by far Turkey

[@jonkras2737]

Fun fact 🇦🇱, İstanbuls roads and pavements were built by Albanian workers during the ottoman era, thats why in Istanbul Turkey they call those roads Arnavut Kaldrim, which stands for Albanian Pavements 🇦🇱

[@АмраОручи]

@@jonkras2737 everything is albanian sure

[@jonkras2737]

@@АмраОручи Then why is it called Arnavut Kaldrim then 😉. Are you jealous

[@АмраОручи]

@@jonkras2737 why tf would I be jealous lol

[@jonkras2737]

@@АмраОручи Then why tf you chatting nonsense

[@saadmohamed1229]

in egypt we have like this mosque 100% called mohamed ali pasha but we have a lot of other great mosques in cairo so , cairo is called The city of a thousand minarets i love turkey :)

[@jeune_turc9404]

Wasn't Mohammad Ali Pasha mosque built during the Ottoman rule?

[@hassanaz1411]

actually muhammed ali basha is one of the ottman

[@ionutmihailbarta6677]

@@hassanaz1411 Yes, and for a long period of time Egypt was annexed to the Ottoman Empire.

[@affan3481]

Dhaka Bangladesh is known as the city of mosques

[@Mehmedthesecond12]

Muhammed Ali Pasha was Turk and from Kavala.

[@mohammedbashir8635]

Subhanallah mashaallah beautiful video thanks love from Halifax England uk 🌹💙🌹

[@HamidahIshak]

MASHA ALLAH.ALLAHU AKBAR..ISTANBUL TURKEY IS SO BEAUTIFUL..MARYAMFATHIMAH.

[@saraakram9065]

So beautiful. I love turkey and its history. Such a wonderful country. I love to visit turkey one day. Big love from Pakistan :)

[@landwarrior348]

Visiting Istanbul this May....Boom I'm so excited.

[@Qbadoo5112]

So xxxxcited to be there in Istanbul next week! Inshallah

[@Qbadoo5112]

lol that was the WORST TRIP EVER! Sorry Turkey I wouldn't come again.

[@HLOPEZJ]

Qbadoo5112 hahah what happend to be prepared.

[@eatle7604]

Qbadoo5112 Huh? What happened?

[@mohasinpanja1819]

MashaAllah mousqe in turkey from mohsin india

[@Hybridtheory2007]

I'm a Muslim and that was quite a good report... all the info was correct

[@shabbirhafez1]

Great Mosque, but when visiting Istanbul, don't miss the Suleimaniye Mosque. That is the real masterpiece. A stunning example of Ottoman architecture that will leave you speechless!

[@HassanHassan-hc8yo]

Love from Pakistan we love Turkey

[@junaidiqbal-wm1vy]

i have been there is it very beatiful mashallah. hope i can bee in the beatiful istanbul agian

[@_Ahmed_15]

It is a beautiful place. I hope to visit there someday.

[@moyurbird7829]

I ONLY JUST realised that as a child i said I wish to visit this mosque.......I did in 2019......I just realised 2023 now ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤dreams can come true!

[@learner229]

I am staying in a hotel close to this beautiful mosque. Wonderful architecture.

[@abdullahothman77]

Proud of my religion

[@aliibrahim4149]

Amazing 🇹🇷

[@atescem]

History of the world is in 🇹🇷

[@pinkfoxahri7920]

My from.

[@mearmankhan1006]

What a beautiful Mosque!

[@mahmedasif7216]

@Achilleas_klvp YT this is not hagia sohpia

[@rajashahidraja6307]

Beautiful mosque in the all of the mosques

[@muhammadabbas3251]

In sha Allah one day i'll pray in this beautiful mosque.. Love from Pakistan

[@baywatchrules12]

Inside was modelled on the design of the hagia sophia!! Awsome!!

[@ashiashi9920]

I love this mosque and wish to visit this mosque

[@iRawrJan]

I was there, one of the most magnificent religious buildings in the world, together with Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Also, check out the Süleymaniye Mosque, it's up a hill and there are much less tourists.

[@ayezahassan1588]

it is seriously awesome I love this mosque 👍👍👍

[@nisarbila5603]

I love turkish

[@Richardatf]

I remember visiting this Blue Mosque, the story was that one of the six towers, the one closest to Mecca, was filled with gold, precious jewels, and other wondrous treasure. Dunno if that was true or not. Turkey was such a fun place to be tho, the government, at least in the 80's, was secular, and while sometimes a bit of Sharia crept into some the backwoods areas, it was only to behead a child rapist, or something like that.

[@elisakozlow_]

This is so beautiful!!

[@azizuddinahmed4736]

It is good to see majestic masjid

[@iRawrJan]

I was there, it's amazing

[@MukhtarMarso]

I love history I will visit one day the blue mosque and hagia sophia

[@Greik1821]

Yes I miss this city

[@fortube4108]

Oh my god that call for prayer gave me goose bumps

[@adeelrehman29]

I loved its architecture...from pakistan

[@lambeefbiryani08]

Someday i will go there for traveling destination, city looks wonderful near the sea

[@LA-fr6wr]

A great masterpiece ❤️

[@mrsporty9669]

Thanks for explaining & sharing 🌟 Stay blessed ☮️

[@monoceros1222]

Nice tour!! Thank you!!

[@jonkras2737]

Fun fact 🇦🇱❤🇹🇷 Sedefkar Mehmed Agha who was the architect of the Blue Mosque was an Albanian. Search up, Devshirme Sedefkar Mehmed Agha Albanian, and it will say "Mehmed Agha was born around 1540. According to the biographer Cafer Efendi, he was believed to have been originally from the city of Elbasan in what is now Albania. He brought to Istanbul in 1563 as a "Devshirme" to join the janissary corps or palace schools."

[@dreamrelaxation7239]

As a Christian, I can tell you this architecture is beautiful. Having said that, if you read the Bible, nowhere will you find any mandate for Christians to build buildings or monuments. The first Christians worshiped in their own homes, or in the streets, and elsewhere. It was the Catholic church that invented the idea of spending a fortune in giant temple like building they called "cathedrals". But the word cathedral is also not in the Bible.

[@hassan_codes]

Great video

[@bohassan5]

Its amazing I visited and pray in it

[@alkauzar6467]

SubhannaAllah. Ahmed Sultan did it.

[@ahsanqureshi8459]

Mashallah ♥️♥️♥️. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@HernanLopez]

yes is great and sure in the future maybe i`ll plane to visit !

[@theMuminun]

Awesomely beautiful...

[@theswisssystem77]

istanbul :) so beautiful

[@briannat1086]

Excellent Rick.

[@butterscotchscotch2080]

I love blue majid so much

[@jaynifur7641]

I wish I could visit Turkey someday.

[@SeryesTheDutch]

I was there

[@CaroMovilla]

really it's the perfect different culture experience ...

[@hafizirfantlp388]

Mashallah good video 👍🇵🇰🇹🇷

[@erayt9721]

Mosque name not blue mosque . Mosque name is Sultan Ahmed Mosque

[@MuhammadHassan-kt3zt]

because of its internal blue tiles it is also known as blue mosque

[@erayt9721]

I don't know. Thanks.

[@usmanrasheed9492]

+Muhammad Hassan yeas also called blue moque

[@Pemmont107]

It's fantastic how the Turks not only preserved this Byzantine masterpiece, but also improved upon the building in so many ways :)

[@gingin3919]

George it's not the original agia Sofia! it's a copy of it!!

[@kickingkingking]

Very good job...........

[@sorankarim3213]

Beautiful

[@soualahwaliddz]

Mashallah

[@basayl]

It never rivalled or rivals the kahba rather it compliments kahba the ray of a light that originated from kahba

[@Talha_Vlogs]

Great

[@abdullhaannan3284]

Ma shallh. Nice

[@tommy182]

i been there, its great.

[@Oddly_Fascinting]

regards from Pakistan,

[@shelbijack]

Very interesting, I liked the Viedo very much, thank you.Giselle

[@sadafmudassar1777]

Masha Allah 💖💖

[@vesainit]

great vid

[@digitalsnips66]

Grandeur!

[@bruna134]

awwwww nice !!

[@CroMarduk]

I want to go to Istanbul

[@fatimabutt6224]

Amazing............

[@sultangmizang890203]

went there just a few weeks ago=)

[@raisahmad1763]

nice

[@nafisanawar943]

I like this

[@kerimeyilmaz106]

6 minarets were built as a result of a misunderstanding. Since it would not be appropriate for it to be the same as Masjid al-Haram, one more minaret was added to the Masjid-i Haram that time.

[@bokulahmmed756]

FROM Bangladesh 😍

[@mariyahrahmaniyah7635]

is there any text for this video?

[@Mahmoud_Takieddin]

thnx bro Muslims want to live with ppl like u not with haters ^^

[@sahara_nomad]

Dude!! The Blue Mosque was built under the command of Sultan Mehmet II. Hagia Sofia was built by another emperor and then converted to a Mosque and then to a museum! Both a very beautiful buildings! I hope you have the chance to see it in person =D

[@ahmedkamal9143]

blue mosque was built in 1600s durimg the era of Sultan Ahmet 1 so its actual name in turkish is sultan ahmed camii(masjid).. Sultan mehmed 2 converted hagia sophia into a masjid

[@MrJAich1]

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) was originally built as a Christian Church, later when the Turks conquered Constantinople it became a mosque. Today it is a tourist attraction.

[@Siyahzeytinler]

James Aich But Blue Mosque is NOT Hagia Sophia.

[@hosaindarab7739]

Correct, but this is not hagia sophia

[@vengefulavenger422]

Blue mosque is not hagia sophia

[@naufala93]

James Aich this is not hagia sophia

[@iRawrJan]

this is NOT the hagia sophia, this is the blue mosque. The hagia sophia was converted to a mosque and in the 20th century to a museum. This is still a mosque

[@sahiljan8552]

great

[@alimuddinmazumder7121]

Mashaallah

[@hasanullalhasansaff4524]

😍❤️

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Κύριε, ἐλέησον...

[@sunitawasnik4097]

Hi .. can any one fulfill my wish to post a vdo of hoty hagia Sofia and blue mosque on the full moon night ? The way our tak Mahal looks beautiful on fool moon night ?

[@rahatharafin]

I want to go

[@charismawidya2833]

of course..

[@JourneyToNewZealand]

No, the Blue Mosque was built under the command of Sultan Ahmed I, hence the real name of the mosque : Sultan-Ahmed-Mosque.

[@shukria1247]

since im staying in turkey i will go their on my bday

[@omarb21]

This was conquered by Mehmet II (the Conqueror) not Mehmet I. Mehmet I was his grand father.

[@CaroMovilla]

@reck1ess77 that's true..... really it's one of my favority city in the world lol

[@mirjanagotovac3961]

Beautiful!!!

[@notworthy8699]

Ive been there