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Blue Mosque Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 7/5/2010
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1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
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Sultan Ahmet Camii - Blue Mosque

Sultan Ahmet Camii, 1609-1616 yillari arasinda sultan I. Ahmet tarafindan Istanbul'daki tarihî yarimadada, Mimar Sedefkâr Mehmet Aga'ya yaptirilmistir. Cami Mavi, yesil ve beyaz renkli Iznik çinileriyle bezendigi için ve yarim kubbeleri ve büyük kubbesinin içi de gene mavi agirlikli kalem isleri ile süslendigi için Avrupalilarca "Mavi Cami (Blue Mosque)" olarak adlandirilir. Ayasofya'nin 1934 yilinda camiden müzeye dönüstürülmesiyle, Istanbul'un ana camii konumuna ulasmistir.

Aslinda Sultan Ahmet Camii külliyesiyle birlikte, Istanbul’daki en büyük yapi komplekslerinden biridir. Bu külliye bir cami, medreseler, hünkar kasri, arasta, dükkânlar, hamam, çesme, sebiller, türbe, darüssifa, sibyan mektebi, imarethane ve kiralik odalardan olusmaktadir. Bu yapilarin bir kismi günümüze ulasamamistir.

Yapinin mimari ve sanatsal açidan dikkate sayan en önemli yani, 20.000'i askin Iznik çinisiyle bezenmesidir. Bu çinilerin süslemelerinde sari ve mavi tonlardaki geleneksel bitki motifleri kullanilmis, yapiyi sadece bir ibadethane olmaktan öteye tasimistir. Caminin ibadethane bölümü 64 x 72 metre boyutlarindadir. 43 metre yüksekligindeki merkezi kubbesinin çapi 23,5 metredir. Caminin içi 260 pencereyle aydinlatilmistir. Yazilari Diyarbakirli Seyyid Kasim Gubarî tarafindan yazilmistir. Çevresindeki yapilarla birlikte bir külliye olusturur ve Sultanahmet, Türkiye'nin alti minareli ilk camiidir.

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Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Sultan I. Between 1609-1616 By john on the historical peninsula of Istanbul, was built to the architect Mehmet Aga Sedefkar. Blue Mosque, decorated with green and white Iznik tiles and half-domes and the great dome was also still inside the pen decorated with a blue weighted by Europeans for the "Blue Mosque (Blue Mosque) is called. From the museum of Hagia Sophia in 1934, converted into a mosque, Istanbul's main attractions has reached the mosque.

In fact, the complex with the Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul is one of the largest building complexes. This complex of a mosque, religious schools, the Sultan's summer palace, arasta, shops, public baths, fountains, fountains, tombs, hospital, primary school, almshouse and consists of rooms for rent. Some of these buildings have not survived.

Architectural and artistic aspects of the structure into consideration the most important aspects of counting, 20.000 is to decorate with Iznik tiles. In this china ornament of yellow and blue tones used in the traditional floral motifs, structure moved beyond being just a place of worship. 64 x 72 meters, the mosque's prayer section dimension. The diameter of the central dome 43 meters in height is 23.5 meters. The interior of the mosque is illuminated by 260 windows. Diyarbakir with articles written by Sayyid ghubâr November. Creates a complex environment with the structure and the Blue Mosque, Turkey's first mosque with six minarets.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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