Inside the Blue Mosque

Some of the best sites in Turkey are in suits

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July 10th 2009
July 10: We set off to the Mosque of Sultanahmet, or what is known as the Blue Mosque to us foreigners. It's known for it's blue coloring, but we found the inside and outside both beautiful. It's noted to be "open and airy" and was created to compete with what is generally regarded as the crown jewel-Hagia Sophia (aya so-fee-uh). We found Hagia to definitely be the architectual and artiti ... 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