THE BLUE MOSQUE THE BLUE MOSQUE Sultan Ahmet Camii

The Blue Mosque Selimiye Camii Nasrullah Camii

The Blue Mosque The SULTAN AHMET CAMİİ

A well-known landmark of İstanbul A landmark of İstanbul A well-known landmark of İstanbul One of the well-known landmarkS of İstanbul One of the MOST well-known landmarkS of İstanbul THE BLUE MOSQUE The Sultanahmet Camii IS ONE of THE MOST well-known landmarks of İSTANBUL. The Sultanahmet Camii Landmark: nerede olduğunuzu bilmenize yardım eden yüksek bir ağaç veya bina gibi kolayca tanınan, görülen, bilinen bir şey. Well-known: tanınmış THE BLUE MOSQUE

SULTAN AHMET CAMİİ The Blue Mosque (SULTAN AHMET CAMİİ) İS LOCATED Just opposite The AYASOFYA The AYASOFYA Locate(v) : yerleştirmek, oturmak Be locateD : yerleştirilmek Magnificient (adj): ihtişamlı The MAGNIFICENT Ayasofya

The Blue Mosque has six minaretS. The first mosque of Turkey which has six minaretS. The Blue Mosque Two minaretS A minaret

A dome A dome A dome A dome: kubbe

FOUR domeS

A dome: kubbe

Blue IZNIK TILES give its name to the mosque. Call (v): bağırmak, çağırmak, ilan etmek, İSİMLENDİRMEK BE called: isimlendirİLmek Why IS Sultan Ahmet camii CALLED “THE BLUE MOSQUE”?. Blue İznik tile Blue İznik tile Blue İznik tile Blue IZNIK TILES give its name to the mosque.

The Blue Mosque A land mark: A well-known landmark A well-known landmark of Istanbul The most well-known landmark of Istanbul The Blue Mosque is located It is located

The Blue Mosque is nearly a square. 64 x 72

Diffuse (v): dağılmak, dağıtmak, yaymak STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS the sunlight

STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS

The Blue Mosque has 260 windows The Blue Mosque has 260 windows. These windows LET the sunlight DIFFUSE into the building. the sunlight Diffuse (v): dağılmak, dağıtmak

The Blue Mosque / SULTAN AHMET CAMİİ

The Ayasofya To locate (v): yerleştirmek magnificent: görkemli, gösterişli To be located: yerleştirİLmek muhteşem

The magnificent Ayasofya The Blue Mosque is located OPPOSITE the Ayasofya. The magnificent Ayasofya The Blue Mosque OPPOSITE The Ayasofya

The Blue Mosque is ELEGANT. It is elegant. A dome A dome Elegant (adj): zarif, şık, sade ve yalın. Dome: kubbe Semi: YARIM SEMIdome: yarımkubbe

A dome A dome A dome A dome

The BLUE MOSQUE It COVERs a large area. Cover (v): kapsamak, ihtiva etmek An area: bir alan A large area: büyük, geniş bir alan (yer)

A courtyard: avlu, iç bahçe

A courtyard: avlu, iç bahçe The Blue Mosque has a big courtyard. There are SOME fountains in the courtyard. A fountain: bir çeşme A courtyard: avlu, iç bahçe

SOME fountainS

The Blue Mosque / Sultan Ahmet Camii A dome A minaret A minaret A dome The Blue Mosque is elegant with its beautiful domes, SEMIdomes & six minaretS. Elegant (adj): zarif, şık, sade ve yalın. SEMIdome: yarımkubbe

A man WHO is getting prepared to PRAY “ibadet etmeye hazırlanan bir adam” Prepared: hazır, hazırlıklı Get prepared: hazırlanmak to pray: ibadet etmek He is getting prepared. He is getting prepared TO PRAY.

The boy is getting prepared. The boy is getting prepared TO PRAY. Prepared: hazır, hazırlıklı Get prepared: hazırlanmak to pray: ibadet etmek The boy is getting prepared. The boy is getting prepared TO PRAY.

Marble stepS Marble: mermer Step: basamak

Seljuk Turkish wooden work A typical Seljuk Turkish wooden work The mosque The gate of the mosque Work Wooden work Turkish wooden work Seljuk Turkish wooden work A typical Seljuk Turkish wooden work

Typical Seljuk Turkish wooden workS

The mosque The interior: iç kısım The interior of the mosque interior x Exterior (dışkısım)

The INTERIOR of a mosque

The interior of the mosque The interior of the mosque is BREATHTAKING with its chandeliers. “nefes kesici” chandelierS

The INTERIOR of a mosque The EXterior of a mosque

a chandelier

chandelierS

STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS

(The Sultan Ahmet Mosque) BLUE İZNİK TILES BLUE İZNİK TILES give its name To The Blue Mosque (The Sultan Ahmet Mosque)

The Sultan Ahmet Mosque is a UNIQUE building. THE BLUE MOSQUE The Sultan Ahmet Mosque is a UNIQUE building. UNIQUE (ADJ.): benzersiz, tek, yegane

THE BLUE MOSQUE is a UNIQUE building with its six minaretS. with its six SPLENDID minaretS. SPLENDID (adj.): görkemli, ihtişamlı, nefis

A column: sütun, direk Four columnS: dört direk(LER) Four HUGE columns: dört KOCAMAN direk Four huge columns GIVE the basic support to the building.

Pulpit: minber, kürsü

Pray: dua etmek, namaz kılmak A prayER: dua eden, namaz kılan kişi He is PRAYing.

To carpet: halı kaplamak, döşemek Carpet (n): halı, kilim They are CARPETing floor. carpetED: halıyla, kilimle kaplanmış Fully carpeted: bütünüyle kaplanmış, döşenmiş Carpeted with rugs: kilimlerle kaplanmış Carpeted with prayer rugs: Seccadelerle kaplanmış, döşenmiş

Rug : halı, kilim prayER rugs : seccadeler