Tag Archive for: Istanbul
Blue Mosque, by Keith Goldstein
Taken on October, 2008, this Sultan Ahmed Mosque is an historic mosque in Istanbul. A popular tourist attraction, it is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.
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Aya Sofya, by Keith Goldstein
This photograph was taken in Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Aya Sofya) back in October, 2008. It is a great architectural beauty and an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires. Its interior is decorated with mosaics and marble…
A Call to Prayer, by David Smith
The timing couldn't be better. As the Oceania Cruise Lines Marina cruise ship swung about to slip by the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, an intense vivid red sunset was punctuated by a Muslim call to prayer echoing…