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[[File:Blue Mosque MIMDOS.png|thumb|right|Blue Mosque in the DOS version.]]
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:Blue Mosque MIMDOS.png|200px]]<br>Screenshot from the MS-DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' (1993)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe]]'' (1994)
|greater_location=[[Istanbul]]
}}
{{quote|The Blue Mosque is the only temple in Turkey with six minarets, or prayer towers. The Blue Mosque is not blue at all. It takes that name from the tiles that line the walls and floors. When the sun pours through the 260 stained glass windows, the chambers shimmer in beautiful blue light. The mosque is also well-known for its gigantic size. It is a masterpiece of Turkish architecture.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
{{quote|The Blue Mosque is the only temple in Turkey with six minarets, or prayer towers. The Blue Mosque is not blue at all. It takes that name from the tiles that line the walls and floors. When the sun pours through the 260 stained glass windows, the chambers shimmer in beautiful blue light. The mosque is also well-known for its gigantic size. It is a masterpiece of Turkish architecture.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
The '''{{wp|Blue Mosque}}''', originally called '''Sultan Ahmed Mosque''', is a mosque with 20,000 turquoise Iznik tiles that line the ceiling. While it is a place of worship, it housed a madradash, hospital, imaret, priamry school, and a tomb for the royal family.<ref>{{cite|title=Blue Mosque Facts|url=https://www.bluemosquetickets.com/facts/|accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> The Blue Mosque is located in [[Istanbul]], Turkey.
The '''{{iw|wikipedia|Blue Mosque, Istanbul|Blue Mosque}}''' (Turkish: ''Mavi Camii'') appears in the PC versions of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' as a visitable [[List of locations|location]]. It is a mosque located in [[Istanbul]], Turkey. The Blue Mosque closed briefly when a [[Koopa Troopa]] stole the [[Blue Mosque tile]] from there but reopened when [[Luigi]] returned the item.
 
In the PC versions of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'', a [[Koopa Troopa]] stole the [[Blue Mosque tile|tile]] from the mosque, forcing the mosque to close until [[Luigi]] returns it.


== Questions ==
== Questions ==
[[File:Blue Mosque MIMCD.png|thumb|Stock photo in ''Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe'']]
Luigi must prove the tile is authentic by answering two of the following questions from the [[curator]]:
Luigi must prove the tile is authentic by answering two of the following questions from the [[curator]]:
*''Wait a minute, how many minarets does it have?''
*''Wait a minute, how many minarets does it have?''
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** '''blue tiles'''
** '''blue tiles'''
** blues music
** blues music
== References ==
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{{MIM}}
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[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]]
[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]]

Latest revision as of 04:09, November 29, 2024

Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque in Mario is Missing!
Screenshot from the MS-DOS version of Mario is Missing!
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1993)
Latest appearance Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe (1994)
Greater location Istanbul
“The Blue Mosque is the only temple in Turkey with six minarets, or prayer towers. The Blue Mosque is not blue at all. It takes that name from the tiles that line the walls and floors. When the sun pours through the 260 stained glass windows, the chambers shimmer in beautiful blue light. The mosque is also well-known for its gigantic size. It is a masterpiece of Turkish architecture.”
Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)

The Blue Mosque (Turkish: Mavi Camii) appears in the PC versions of Mario is Missing! as a visitable location. It is a mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. The Blue Mosque closed briefly when a Koopa Troopa stole the Blue Mosque tile from there but reopened when Luigi returned the item.

Questions[edit]

Blue Mosque in Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe
Stock photo in Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe

Luigi must prove the tile is authentic by answering two of the following questions from the curator:

  • Wait a minute, how many minarets does it have?
    • 6
    • 0
    • 10
    • 260
  • The Blue Mosque was built in:
    • 260
    • 1603
    • 1776
    • 1492
  • Keep your eyes peeled, the Blue Mosque is named for its:
    • bluebirds
    • blueberries
    • blue tiles
    • blues music