Sultanahmet from Courtyard

A great shot from the large courtyard of Sultanahmet, looking up towards the distinctive domes. Ayasofia had one dome, and then two smaller half-domes on opposite sides. Classical Ottoman architecture, examples of which are to be found here, as well as the Fatih Mosque, added two more domes, and created an even larger open space in the interior.

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

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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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