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The patterned wall and ceilings of the Blue Mosque are justifiably famous, but sometimes looking down while everyone else is looking up shows you a peaceful moment, like this man praying at the edge of the expansive red and blue carpet.
Founder of modern Turkey looks out across the Bosphorous
Byzantine church. Became a mosque. Now a museum.
Performing as part of celebrations of independence.
Performing as part of celebrations of independence.
Circumcision room, Tokapi palace
Late Byzantine church, remodelled by the Ottomans
Combined Byzantine marble and Ottoman plastering.
Combined Byzantine marble and Ottoman plastering.
Islamic tiling at it's best.