One of its signature features was the result of its architect's mishearing his royal patron's request for gold-plated towers.
One of its signature features was the result of its architect's mishearing his royal patron's request for gold-plated towers. The mother of pearl and ivory work that encrusts the shutters of its windows, which number 260, is attributed to a man named Ada, while its decorative interior calligraphy was the work of Gubari. The center of its courtyard is marked by an octagonal ablution fountain, and the complex itself is located near another of its city's famous landmarks, the German fountain. A heavily domed building designed by Mehmed Aga at the order of *Ahmed I, this is, FTP, what Istanbul landmark with six minarets, nicknamed for the color of its interior tiles?
One of its signature features was the result of its architect's mishearing his royal patron's request for gold-plated towers.
{Blue Mosque} (accept “{Sultan Ahmed Mosque}” until the *) (the Sultan said “altin,” or “gold,” when referring to the minarets; the architect heard “alti,” or “six”)