Sultan Ahmed I Mosque

Work Information
Creator:	Mehmet Aga (Sedefkâr) (1550-1622) , Turkish
Period:	Ottoman
Location:	City/Site: Istanbul Region: Marmara Country: Turkey
Material:	stone; gold
Date:	1609-1616 (creation)
Vendor:	Archivision, Inc.

Available Views

Ard-12132

Description: General view, from the northeast, depicting the 6 minarets

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-A1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12134

Description: View, depicting the dome and semidomes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-A2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12136

Description: Close view of the central dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-A3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12138

Description: General view of the southeast elevation, depicting two floors of arcaded galleries

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-B1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12139

Description: Side view along the southeast galleries, looking southwest

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-B2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12141

Description: Southeast galleries, view looking northeast

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-B3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12142

Description: The entry at the southeast galleries

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-B4

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12144

Description: Front view of the southeast galleries, depicting the lower and upper galleries

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-B5

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12146

Description: View into the domes, depicting the full dome at the top, the large supporting semidome below and the 3 yet smaller domes around the semidome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-C1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12147

Description: The three stacked domes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-C2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12149

Description: View depicting finials and minarets

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-C3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12151

Description: Close view of the middle semidome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-C4

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12153

Description: The smaller domes of the courtyard arcade with the small lower semidome above

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-C5

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12155

Description: The small corner full dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-C6

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12157

Description: A semidome, from below, with the central entry on the courtyard below

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-C7

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12158

Description: The summit of the full dome, depicting the gold finial with half moon (symbol of Islam)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-C8

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12159

Description: View along the southwest elevation of the courtyard walls

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-D1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12161

Description: Frontal view of the main entry, southwest elevation of the courtyard walls

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-D2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12163

Description: Tight view along the southwest elevation, from the entry of the courtyard

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-D3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12164

Description: Tight view along the southeast elevation of the courtyard outer walls

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-D4

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12166

Description: The southeast elevation of the courtyard outer walls, showing ablution fountains at ground level

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-D5

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12168

Description: The southeast elevation of the courtyard outer walls, showing row of ablution fountains at ground level

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-D6

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12170

Description: Side view of the southeast portal to the courtyard

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-D7

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12172

Description: Side view of the southeast portal to the courtyard

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-D8

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12173

Description: View through the southeast portal to the courtyard

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-E1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12175

Description: View as one enters the southeast portal to the courtyard, depicting the sahn (courtyard) around the ablution fountain

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-E2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12176

Description: View of the sahn (courtyard) around the ablution fountain and arcade

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-E3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12178

Description: View of the sahn (courtyard)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-E4

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12179

Description: View of the sahn (courtyard)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-E5

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12181

Description: View of two of the six minarets, from the sahn (courtyard)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-E6

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12183

Description: View down the arcade of the sahn (courtyard)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-F1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12184

Description: A side entrance to the sahn (courtyard)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-F2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12185

Description: View inside the arcade of the sahn (courtyard)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-F3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12187

Description: The wall inside the arcade of the sahn (courtyard)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-F4

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12188

Description: The wall inside the arcade of the sahn (courtyard), showing a doorway

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-F5

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12189

Description: The wall inside the arcade of the sahn (courtyard), showing a window covered in latticework

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-F6

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12190

Description: View looking up inside the arcade of the sahn (courtyard), showing domes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-F7

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12191

Description: The arcade of the sahn (courtyard), showing pointed arches and domes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-G1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12192

Description: The arcade of the sahn (courtyard), detail where two pointed arches meet and column capital

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-G2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12193

Description: The arcade of the sahn (courtyard), detail where two pointed arches meet and column capital at corner

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-G3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12194

Description: The arcade of the sahn (courtyard), detail of a column capital

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-G4

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12195

Description: The arcade of the sahn (courtyard), detail showing the space between the two arches

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-G5

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12196

Description: The arcade of the sahn (courtyard), detail showing the cornice

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-G6

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12197

Description: The arcade of the sahn (courtyard), view showing the pointed arches and domes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-G7

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12198

Description: View of a minaret

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-H1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12199

Description: View of a minaret

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-H2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12200

Description: Detail of a minaret

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-1-H3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12201

Description: General view of the large interior space, depicting some of the 260 windows

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12202

Description: Looking up into the central dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12203

Description: Close view of the minbar (pulpit), and the qibla wall

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A3

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12204

Description: Close view of the minbar (pulpit), showing the upper part, along with the qibla wall

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A4

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12205

Description: View into the center of the space

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A5

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12207

Description: View along the northeast wall, depicting the interior upper and lower side galleries

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A6

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12208

Description: The lower gallery

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A7

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12209

Description: Frontal view of the northwest elevation, depicting the central portal which leads onto the court

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A8

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12211

Description: Side view of the northwest portal

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-A9

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12213

Description: View looking up into the central dome, depicting two of the four semidomes which surround and support the central full dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-B1

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12215

Description: View of the central full dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-B2

Rights: © Scott Gilchrist

Ard-12217

Description: View looking up into the central dome, depicting three of the four semidomes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-B3

Ard-12219

Description: View looking straight up at the base of a colossal column (16 ft / 5 m in diameter) which supports the central dome and semidomes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-B4

Ard-12220

Description: Looking up between two colossal columns

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-B5

Ard-12221

Description: View into the dome, depicting decorative stencil work

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-C1

Ard-12223

Description: View into the dome, depicting the center

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-C2

Ard-12225

Description: Detail at the base of the dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-C3

Ard-12227

Description: Detail at the base of the dome, depicting where the pendentive meets the dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-C4

Ard-12228

Description: View looking up the northwest wall, depicting a semidome with its three smaller supporting semidomes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-D1

Ard-12229

Description: View looking up the northwest wall, depicting the three smaller semidomes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-D2

Ard-12231

Description: View looking up under the three semidomes, showing the full corner dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-D3

Ard-12233

Description: View looking up into the central dome, depicting two of the four semidomes which surround and support the central full dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-D4

Ard-12234

Description: View of a single pendentive, depicting stalactite ornament

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-E1

Ard-12235

Description: View of a single pendentive, depicting stalactite ornament

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-E2

Ard-12236

Description: View into one of the semidomes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-E3

Ard-12237

Description: View into one of the semidomes, depicting windows with stained glass

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-E4

Ard-12238

Description: View into the larger semidome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-E5

Ard-12239

Description: Detail of one of the supporting arches upon which rest the smaller semidomes

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-E6

Ard-12240

Description: Detail where the larger semidome meets the supporting arch of the full dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-E7

Ard-12241

Description: Detail of the inner side of the arch

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-E8

Ard-12242

Description: General view of the northeast corner

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-F1

Ard-12243

Description: View looking straight up under the full corner dome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-F2

Ard-12244

Description: Detail of a column band half way up a colossal column (these continue through the roof to form octagonal towers)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-G1

Ard-12245

Description: Detail of a colossal column (these continue through the roof to form octagonal towers)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-G2

Ard-12246

Description: Detail of a colossal column capital (these columns continue through the roof to form octagonal towers)

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-G3

Ard-12247

Description: Stained glass windows (originally from Venice) in a lower semidome

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-H1

Ard-12249

Description: Stained glass windows (originally from Venice) in a wall

Vendor: Archivision, Inc.

Vendor Cat #: 1A3-I-T-BM-2-H2

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Sultan Ahmed I Mosque

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