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Suleiman the Magnificent's reign of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566 was a period of great artistic and architectural achievements. The famous architect Mimar Sinan designed many mosques and other grand buildings in the city, while Ottoman arts of ceramics, calligraphy and miniature also flourished. |
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BLUE MOSQUEThe Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I ... |
BODRUM MOSQUEBodrum Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church was known as Myrelaion. The medieval structure, rather incongruously choked on three sides by modern blocks, stands in Istanbul, in the district of Fatih, west of the ruins of the Great Palace ... |
FATIH MOSQUEThe Fatih Mosque, or Conqueror's Mosque, is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic Turkish architecture ... |
HAGIA IRENEHagia Irene or Hagia Eirene (Holy Peace), often erroneously rendered in English as St Irene, is a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. The building reputedly stands on the site of a pre-Christian temple. It ranks, in fact, as the first church built in Constantinople ... |
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HAGIA SOPHIA Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the cathedral of Constantinople except between 1204 and 1261, when it was the cathedral of the Latin empire ... |
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LITTLE HAGIA SOPHIA Little Hagia Sophia is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus, later converted into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire. This Byzantine building with a central dome plan was erected in the 6th century and was a model for the Hagia Sophia, the main church of the Byzantine Empire ... |
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NEW MOSQUE The Yeni Mosque, New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. It is one of the best-known sights of Istanbul. The construction of the mosque first began in 1597 ... |
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SULELYMANIYE MOSQUE The Suleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the second Hill of Istanbul. It is the second largest mosque in the city, and one of the best-known sights of Istanbul. The Süleymaniye Mosque was built on the order of Suleiman the Magnificent and was constructed by the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan ... |
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