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Ayasofia Scaffold  
   

Ayasofia Scaffold

Ayasofia is the Turkic version of Hagia Sophia, the monumental church built/renovated under the massive rebuilding projects of Justinian I (the Great). In the center is a huge dome; an architectural design adopted and improved upon by the classical Ottoman architects. Unfortunately for me, many of Turkey's historical monuments are being renovated at the moment, which means that the giant scaffolding is there so that workers can get at the dome. Also unfortunate is that the picture is blurry. Nevertheless, I think it's a good picture, as the scaffolding shows you just how the light is supposed to shine in an a sunny day.
Ayasofia & Sultanahmet

March 15th 2008
I finally got out to see Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque today. There was a group of us out late last night watching a movie with some Turks, and on the way back Josh, Emiel and myself were organizing our trip to Hagia Sophia for today (Saturday) when two other people chimed in that they hadn’t been either. Because we were out so late, we decided to wait until noon today before venturing fort ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

Turkish Flag Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more
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