Sultanahmet Mosque Facing St.Sophia stands the supremely elegant, six minaret, imperial Sultanahmet Mosque. Built between 1609 and 1616 by the architect Mehmet, the building is more familiarly known as the Blue Mosque beacause its interior gleams with a magnificent paneling of blu and white Iznik tiles. During the summer months an evening light and sound show both entertain and inform. Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque     The cascading domes and four slender minarets od Süleymaniye Mosque dominate the skyline on the Golden Horn's west bank. Considered the most beautiful of all renowned architect of the Ottoman golden age. On the crest of a hill, the buiding is conspicýous by its great size, which the four minarets that rise from each corner of the courtyard emphasize. Inside, the mihrab (prayer niche) and the mimber (pulpit) are of finely carved white marble; fine stained glass windows color theincoming streams of light.It was in the gardens of this complex that Süleyman and his wife Hürrem Sultan, Roxelane, had their mausolea built and near here also that Sinan built his own tomb.The mosque complex also includes four medrese  Suleymaniye Mosque or theological schools, a school of medicine, a  caravansarai, a Turkish bath and a kitchen and hospice for the poor.   Another skillful accomplishment of the architect Sinan, the Rüstem Pasa Mosque was built in 1561 on the orders of Rüstem Pasa, Grand Vizier and son-in -law of Süleyman the magnificent. Exquisite Iznik tiles panel the samll and superbly proportioned interior. Suleymaniye Mosque The imperial Fatih Mosque, constructed between 1463 and 1470, bears the name of the Ottoman conqueror of Istanbul, Fatih Sultan Mehmet and is the site of his mausoleum. Standing atop another of Istanbul's hills its vast size and great complex religious buildings; medrese, hospices, baths a hospital, a caravansarai and a library, make it well worth a visit.   The great Mosque of Eyüp lies outside the city walls, near the Golden Horn, at the supposed place where Eyüp, the standart bearer of the Prophet Mohammed, died in the Islamic assult on Constantinople in 670 A.D. The first mosque built after the Ottoman conquest of the ciy, this greatly venerated shrine attracts many pilgrims. Yeni (new) Mosque Built between 1597 and 1663, the Yeni (New) Mosque howers over the harbor at Eminonü, greeting the incoming ferryboats and welcoming tourists to the old city. Today its graceful domes and arches shelter hundreds of pigeons who make this area their home. Marvelous Iznik tiles decorate sultan's balcony.   The 16th century Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque built on an awkwardly shaped plot on a steeply sloping hill near Sultanahmet, is one of the most beautiful examples of classical Turkish architecture and another masterpiece of the architect Sinan. Inside, breathtaking blues, greens, purples and reds color the elegant designs of the Iznik tiles. Ortakoy Mosque Walss of glass fill the four immense arches that support the central dome at the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque inside the Edirne gate of the old city walls. One hundred and sixty-one windows illuminate this mosque, built in 1555 by Sinan for Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleyman the magnificent.