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The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii), Istanbul.
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The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii).
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A minaret, and the interior of the courtyard of the Blue Mosque.
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The ablutions fountain (Sadirvan) in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque.
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A close-up of the Sadirvan.
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The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii).
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The ceiling of the Blue Mosque.
Serious tile work. Iznik tile work, that is.
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The interior of the Blue Mosque.
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The New Mosque (Yeni Cami).
Yeah, that's right. Over 400 years old, and it's still the New Guy.
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The Mosque of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (Süleymaniye Camii).
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The Mosque of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (Süleymaniye Camii).
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The ceiling of the Mosque of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (Süleymaniye
Camii).
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The charitable kitchen (imaret) at Süleymaniye Camii.
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Tombs at Süleymaniye Camii.
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The Tomb of Eyup Ensari (Ayoub, Eüyp) and the Mosque of the Great Eyup
(Eyüp Sultan Camii).
This tomb is a very sacred place for Muslims, ranking up there with Mecca
and Medina. Eyup was a friend of the Prophet and an early leader in
the religion.
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Mosque of the Great Eyup (Eyüp Sultan Camii).
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The tomb of Eyup is in this building.
I was a bit nervous entering the tomb. We were very careful following the
protocol, but even so... I really didn't want to offend anyone or inadvertently
cause a scene.
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A large tomb on the path from the ferry landing to the Tomb of Eyup.
You needed some serious pull just to be buried along the path. The
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Another large tomb on the path to Eyup.
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A more modest gravestone in Eyup.
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A mosque, somewhere in Istanbul.
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Most practicing Muslims answer the daytime calls to prayer at considerably
more modest and conveniently located mosques. The faithful at this
mosque, in a busy commercial area of the Sultanahmet, overflowed onto
the street on a Friday afternoon.
Once the call goes out on a busy weekday, watch where you stand. Men will drop
what they are doing and come running from all directions.
A few more pictures of mosques in
Istanbul.
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