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| First was the Blue Mosque. I did not take a lot
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The Minaret |
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Interior Courtyard |
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Some of the tile work inside the Blue Mosque |
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Dad and myself at Blue Mosque. |
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Here's where we were standing. |
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Links to more information on the Blue Mosque: |
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We then walked down to the S. Sophia Church, which
is now a museum.
There was an interesting exhibit of
tiles on the upper level. |
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Here's the company that sponsored the exhibit.
Lots of interesting information on their site:
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Mosaics inside St. Sophia |
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Looking back towards the Blue Mosque from the St.
Sofia church. |
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| Most of this is paint on stucco, but the detail work
on the capitals caught my eye. |
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Earthquake damage. Note the angle of the round
pillar relative to the squared column behind it. |
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Some detail work in one of the entries. |
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More on St. Sophia Museum |
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Suleiman Mosque |
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| More on Suleiman Mosque |
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Topkapi Palace |
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Ok, so it's not really a mosque, though I suspect
there was one somewhere. It was mostly the detail work that
caught my eye. |
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And again, the ceramics. |
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More on Topkapi Palace: |
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