Carpet in the Blue Mosque

During prayer services you put your feet in the darker colored places.

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April 14th 2008
The Blue Mosque was another must see place on our list and had been for many years. Blue ceramic tiles in the mosque give it its name. There are no blue tiles on the exterior of the building, at least we did not see any. The Blue Mosque was built in the early 1600's, some 1100 years after the Hagai Sophia, and is still a working mosque. Between prayer times tourists are allowed into the mos ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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