Mosque of Ahmed I - Ahmed I Mosque

Japanese: アフメト1世のモスク - あふめといっせいのもすく
Mosque of Ahmed I - Ahmed I Mosque

…A mosque in Istanbul. Its common name is the Blue Mosque, but its correct name is the Mosque of Ahmed I (Ahmediye Cami). It is so named because the decorative tiles on the interior walls of the mosque are predominantly blue.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Mosque of Ahmed I" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イスタンブールにあるモスク。〈ブルー・モスク〉は通称で,正しくはアフメト1世のモスク(アフメディエ・ジャーミAhmediye Cami)。モスク内壁を飾る装飾タイルの基調が青色であるところからこう呼ばれる。…

※「アフメト1世のモスク」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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