Talk:Sultan Ahmed Mosque

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[edit] error, rebooting universe

Would you think it really pedantic if I point out that a cube cannot be 64x72 metres, as by definition all the sides of a cube are the same length? I have not touched the article, which is great.--Anthony.bradbury 23:23, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Re the number of minarets: Tour guides have twice told me the legend is that the architect mistakenly heard the word for "gold" as the word for "six." Neither mentioned, however, that Sultan Ahmet was responsible for adding the seventh minaret to the Ka'aba! Not R 12:20, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Is there a place to enter the local legend that: "They say the Blue Mosque is so beautiful that the seagulls will not land on it." (Its true, they don't land on it; although its not clear whether their appreciation of its aesthetics is the reason.

[edit] photo

There is a great picture of the mosque on wikimedia commons. I encourage someone to add the picture to this article.--Fagles 02:13, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Islamic" architecture?

If the Blue Mosque is a scaled down, elaborated version of Hagia Sofia, how can it be called an example of Islamic architecture? Isn't it really Byzantine architecture?