Arches hiding Christian frescoes

Building Respect

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February 8th 2007
Today we visited two of the most predominant mosques in the world: Hagia Sofia and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, or Blue Mosque in Istanbul. They each have significance in their own right. Hagia Sofia is the largest mosque in the world and was built ın 532 AD. The Blue Mosque is an architectural dream: a stained-glass shrouded elephant. I was very excited to visit these special places of worshi ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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