Flags Flew Everywhere |
Colorful Shops Line the Streets |
Turkish Pottery is famous |
Your name in Arab Calligraphy |
Outside the Old City Walls |
Street Vendors Sell Simit |
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Turbans Show Your Rank |
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Küçük Ayasofya |
Dome |
Interior |
Balcony Level |
Unique Column Capital |
Minber |
Mihrab |
All Mosques are Carpeted |
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Underground Cistern |
Ubiquitous Mosques |
Minaret |
Aya Sofya |
Commisioned by Justinian |
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Undergoing Restoration |
Archangel with Medallion |
Mihrab |
Where the Altar Was |
Lavish Use of Marble |
Upper Balcony |
Mosaic Covered with Plaster |
Mosaic Shows Gift to Church |
Commemorating Zoe's Gift |
Commemorating Gift to Church |
Origin of all Distances |
Fountain |
Every Town has Public Fountains |
Istanbul Minaret |
Column Marks Hippodrom Site |
Blue Mosque |
Dome |
20,000 Iznik Tiles |
Huge Carpeted Area |
Lamps Were Gem-Encrusted |
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Tower of Justice |
Topkapi Palace |
Divan |
Imperial robes |
Courtyard of the Eunuchs |
View from Topkapi |
Inside the Palace |
Brazier |
Intricate Decorations |
View from Topkapi Palace |
2nd Courtyard |
Imperial Council Hall |
Istanbul |
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Dried Peppers in Spice Market |
Not Just Spices |
Huge Selection of Spices |
More Olive Varieties |
Fresh Fish |
Scarfs |
Grand Bazaar Entrance |
Grand Bazaar |
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Jewelry in Grand Bazaar |
Turkish & Islamic Art |
Museum of Turkish & Islamic Art |
Museum |
Ortaköy Mosque |
Ottoman Fortress
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Ottoman Fortress
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Cruising the Bosphorous |
Palace on the Bosphorous |
Mosques on the Bosphorous |
Dolmabahçe Palace |
Dolmabahçe Palace |
Dolmabahçe Mosque |
Palace on the Bosphorous |
On the Bosphorous |
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Dolmabahçe Mosque |
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