Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul
One of the last masterpieces of classical Ottoman architecture, it is popularly known as the Blue Mosque, for the blue tiles on its inside walls.
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Istanbul skyline
The view southwest across the Golden Horn, towards the magnificent Suleymaniye Mosque.
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Istanbul
The iconostasis of the Church of St George, within the grounds of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in Istanbul. The Greek presence in Turkey is now small, but the Ecumenicl Patriarchate still serves… Read More
Whirling dervishes, Istanbul
The Sufi dervishes of the Mevlevi order in Turkey are famous for their Sema, a ceremony in which they spin themselves into a trance-like state as a way of becoming closer to God.
Turkish schoolboys, Istanbul
I love their natty school uniforms – especially the collars.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Hagia Sophia. Santa Sophia. Aya Sofya. Church of Holy Wisdom. Has any other church in the world been witness to so many monumental events in history? The eruption of the Great Schism. The… Read More
