Can i visit the Blue Mosque in Istanbul and look inside?
You can visit all the mosques without paying an entrance fee in Turkey. But they don’t let tourists in during the prayer hours. The hours of visit, you can find at the entry. For the other mosques, you can use the main (and the only) entrance but as the Blue Mosque is very frequently visited by tourists, they ask you to use another entrance on the side of the mosque and the exit is at the opposite side. You don’t have to cover your head but if you are wearing shorts or a mini skirt, they provide you with a piece of cloth to cover your legs-this is for both men and women. Also, you are going to see some plastic bags at the entrance, those are free and they are for your shoes. Put your shoes in them and at the exit, you can find trash cans for those bags. And also, you can take pictures with flash or use a video camera inside. But don’t forget, there still may be people praying apart from the praying hours. Be respectful to them. At the end, it is not a museum but a working mosque. I can
“Tourists must enter through the north gate and remove their shoes at the entrance (plastic bags for shoes are provided). Modest dress is required for both men and women and women must cover their heads. Wraps are provided when deemed necessary by mosque officials.” So yes! You can visit and look inside, just as long as you follow the rules posted, and do everything required by the mosque officials. Also, here’s an ONLINE 3D tour of the mosque, in case you don’t end up going, or you’d like a preview. http://www.3dmekanlar.com/blue_mosque.ht… 😀 You’re welcome.
