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Sultanahmet,Hagia Sophia,istanbul

• Added on: Nov 2nd, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: sultan ahmet
• Listed in: Photography
• Tags: Istanbul hagia sophia blue mosque sultanahmet basilica cistern

Recent Posts

• Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia – A magnificent host to history

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 09:23 in Istanbul, mehmet, hagia sophia, blue mosque, topkapi palace, sultanahmet, basilica cistern, byzantium, fatih sultan mehmet, eminonu, mary and jesus, sultanahmet mosque

  In A.D. 532, Justinian the Great of the Eastern Roman Empire (Emperor Justinian I) took a decision to build a church that would make all the other religious monuments look pale before it. Hence, after a period of nearly five years in 537 A.D., Just...

• Istanbul and exotic mystery…

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 14:44 in Turkey, Istanbul, ottoman empire, hagia sophia, blue mosque, topkapi palace, sultanahmet, iznik tiles, east and west, imperial treasury, emperor justinian, mehmet the conqueror

  When I stepped off of the ship in Istanbul I felt like I was in one of those “On the Road” movies starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Everywhere I looked I saw or smelled something so exotic and foreign to me I was simply mesmerized. Located in bo...

• Arasta Bazaar in Sultanahmet

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 01:12 in shopping, sultanahmet, sultanahmet square, shopping in sultanahmet

  Located just next to the famous Blue Mosque in the small streets of Sultanahmet is the smaller version of the Grand Bazaar called the Arasta Bazaar. It was built around the same time as the Blue Mosque and was a famous marketplace of Sultanahmet. The...

• Hamams (Turkish Traditional Baths) of Istanbul

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 11:02 in Turkey, Istanbul, turks, sultanahmet, cagaloglu hamam, hamam, turkish hamams, ayakapı hamam, hamam industry, hamams, kilic ali pasa hamam, suleymaniye hamam

  Turkey’s Istanbul is home to several old bath houses that were a glorious and prominent feature of the city until they were dominated by the modern bathrooms sending the former into decline. However, there is no denying the fact that these traditio...

• The Hippodrome of Constantinople | Sultanahmet Square of Istanbul

  Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 05:56 in ottoman empire, constantinople, imperial palace, hagia sophia, ayasofya, sultanahmet, basilica cistern, consta, the hip, byzantium, sultanahmet meydani, sultanahmet square

  Blue Mosque and Obelisk in Sultanahmet Istanbul Old City Seeing people enjoying their Sunday afternoons on the calm lush green lawns of Hippodrome, it is quite difficult to believe that this is the same place where numerous royal celebrations, chario...

• Exhibition in Topkapi Palace Istanbul – Ten Thousand Years of Iran’s Civilization

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 15:02 in genel

  (2 December 2009 - 5 February 2010) Exhibition in Topkapi Palace Istanbul – Ten Thousand Years of Iran’s Civilization Project “Ten Thousand Years of Iran's Civilization” is a temporary exhibition to be displayed at Topkapi Palace Museum of wh...

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