
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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