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The interior of Aladdin's Mosque at the top of Aladdin's Hill in the center of Konya. I'm assuming the ottomans did away with the castle/palace but left the mosque. Note the many pillars and low arches. I saw a very similar mosque in Khiva, with the notable exception that the pillars there were wooden.. presumably because there were no Greco-Roman structures to pilfer the marble variety.
From: Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Konya
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]
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] Blog: Mevlana (Rumi)-land
Date: November 15th 2004
Bedreddin's adventures are now featured on the "Highlights" section of the main travelblog.org page. Yeah, baby! The roughly 2 weeks since my last blog were spent in the stupor that comes over me when I go to Istanbul. During that time I met old friends, sat around a lot and picked up a new time-killer pastime: learning the Ottoman script. The Ottoman empire used (a slightly modified version ... read more
Date: November 15th 2004
Bedreddin's adventures are now featured on the "Highlights" section of the main travelblog.org page. Yeah, baby! The roughly 2 weeks since my last blog were spent in the stupor that comes over me when I go to Istanbul. During that time I met old friends, sat around a lot and picked up a new time-killer pastime: learning the Ottoman script. The Ottoman empire used (a slightly modified version ... read more
