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Sultan Ahmed Mosque

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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman era imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I. It draws large numbers of tourists as one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Ottoman imperial mosque 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Istanbul, Turkey 1
Completed Year
1609 2
Completed Year
1617 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountConstruction ran from 1609 to 1617 under Sultan Ahmed I; 1617 marks completion.
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
64 3
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Mosque 1
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Mosque, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

An Islamic architecture landmark.

The Blue Mosque of 1616, a premier monument of classical Ottoman imperial mosque architecture.

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1. Blue Mosque, Istanbul (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, on the mosque type and location
    is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Lead paragraph, on the mosque location
    is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Lead paragraph, on construction dates
    It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I.
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman era imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I. It draws large numbers of tourists as one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.
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2. Wikidata: Sultan Ahmed Mosque
  • Wikidata Q80541, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q80541, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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3. Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 64.0
Quote, Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 64.0
Wikidata item Q80541, property P2048 (height): 64.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
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