Istanbul's main landmark is its Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque.
Built between 1609 and 1616, this mosque was built during the rule of Ahmed I. It is still used as mosque (I mean for people to pray), and also a main tourist attraction.
Like others places of worship turned tourists attractions across Europe, this place is swarmed with tourists. It is closed to tourists during prayer time. The line was already long when we got there right after midday prayers.
Dressing accordingly means to wear a headscarf for women and pakaian tidak menjolok mata aka. appropriate clothes (pants or skirts that covers till your ankles). The same goes for the men. Though they did not need to wear headscarves, they should wear long pants.
And if they didn't dress accordingly, well you can borrow some cloth to cover up at the entrance. I was expecting kain pelikat
I brought my own scarf to cover up. Proud to be Malaysian for that matter, because we were thought to respect the believes of others.
As huge as it is, the interior of the mosque is lined with more than 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles.
It's amazing how a building could stand through that many centuries.
Most buildings now only stay for a few years and are than replaced with new modernized ones.
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