Aqsunqur Mosque

The popular name, the 'Blue Mosque,' comes from the blue-dominated ceramic tiles covering portions of the walls and attached funerary area. Built in 1346, Ibrahim Agha carried out major renovations and extensions in 1651. The record contains older operating information, but current tickets and opening hours should be checked against a dated authoritative source before travel. Do not rely on legacy prices or schedules as current facts. Cairo Governorate currently lists the Aqsunqur Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, among the city's active historic landmarks in Darb al-Ahmar. The portal highlights the mosque's distinctive blue marble and Ottoman-style floral tiles, especially on the interior walls, which gave the monument its popular name. This official current listing strengthens the record's visitor relevance and confirms the site as a recognized stop within Historic Cairo rather than only an archival monument. Because the official portal does not publish a dependable daily visitor timetable or current ticket policy, visitors should still confirm access before making a dedicated trip. Architecturally, the monument is especially useful for visitors interested in the transition from Mamluk to Ottoman decorative taste in Cairo. Its stone exterior belongs to the medieval urban fabric of Darb al-Ahmar, while the celebrated blue tile revetment inside creates a markedly different visual character. The mosque can therefore be paired naturally with nearby monuments in Historic Cairo rather than treated as an isolated destination. The current government listing is sufficient to support its continued visitor relevance, but it should not be used to infer fixed opening hours that the authority has not published.