The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Camii)
One of the most prominent architectural structures in Istanbul is the Blue Mosque. To enter, women must cover their skin and wear headscarves, and people have to take off their shoes. Services are also separated by gender. Inside the mosque is an impressive display of colorful mosaics with floral designs, stained glass windows and high vaulted ceilings. Unlike many Western European places of worship, the Blue Mosque is void of any idols. Throughout the mosque is Arabic calligraphy of sections of the Quran. Five times a day, a call to prayer is amplified from the minarets of the mosque. The call to prayer is always the same and is translated below:
God is Great
There is no god but God
Muhammed is the Prophet of God
Come to prayer
Come to salvation
God is Great
There is no god but God
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