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OTTOMAN TOUR
Blue
Mosque:
Its magnificent series of domes and In 1461, less than ten year after
semi-domes, its six slender minarets the Conquest, Fatih Mehmet
sprouting from the corners of the ordered the construction of
mosque, its spacious courtyard, Topkapi Sarayi a palace that would
and its grandiose yet elegant be known as Dar-üs Saadet, the
proportions, make the Blue “House of Felicity”. Topkapi Sarayi
Mosque one of the architectural remained the seat of the Ottoman
marvels of the world. Sultans until 1868, the
Its magnificent series of domes and In 1461, less than ten year after
semi-domes, its six slender minarets the Conquest, Fatih Mehmet
sprouting from the corners of the ordered the construction of
mosque, its spacious courtyard, Topkapi Sarayi a palace that would
and its grandiose yet elegant be known as Dar-üs Saadet, the
proportions, make the Blue “House of Felicity”. Topkapi Sarayi
Mosque one of the architectural remained the seat of the Ottoman
marvels of the world. Sultans until 1868, the
Hippodrome and Obelisks: Abdul-mecit I moved to
the
The ancient Hippodrome, the European style Dolmabahce Palace
scene of chariot races and the farther up the Bosphorus.
center of Byzantine civil life, stood
in the open space in front of the
Blue Mosque.
The ancient Hippodrome, the European style Dolmabahce Palace
scene of chariot races and the farther up the Bosphorus.
center of Byzantine civil life, stood
in the open space in front of the
Blue Mosque.
Haghia Sophia Museum: Suleymaniye Mosque:
Haghia Sophia was built at the Suleymaniye is without question
command of Emperor Justinian in one of the greatest works of its
the years 532 to 537. architect, Sinan. Begun in 1550,
The courtyard of Haghia Sophia the mosque was completed in
harbors a number of minor but 1557, with two more years
fascinating Ottoman structures. Required in order to finish the entire complex.
Haghia Sophia was built at the Suleymaniye is without question
command of Emperor Justinian in one of the greatest works of its
the years 532 to 537. architect, Sinan. Begun in 1550,
The courtyard of Haghia Sophia the mosque was completed in
harbors a number of minor but 1557, with two more years
fascinating Ottoman structures. Required in order to finish the entire complex.
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