During the day, the mosque doesn't have a distinct blue colour, but the white stone used to build the ... is a visual feast that combines blue with gold and taupe accents, as well as plenty ...

prompting Kazakhstan to begin its Grand Mosque project. This white, blue and gold building spreads over 57,000m2 and features four 130m-tall minaret towers, a large central dome and 72 smaller domes.

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...