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Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 > Istanbul - Kandilli Observatory, Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern, 3/30/2006 Last additions - Istanbul - Kandilli Observatory, Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern, 3/30/2006 Blue Mosque - interior392 viewsThe mosque has over 200 stained-glass windows. The glass for the windows was a gift from Venice to the Sultan.Sep 20, 2019 Entrance to the Blue Mosque415 viewsAdmission to the Blue Mosque is obtained through the forecourt, which itself is entered via this imposing gateway.Sep 20, 2019 The Blue Mosque - Architecture398 viewsThe Blue Mosque incorporates elements of both Byzantine and Islamic architecture, resembling in some respects its neighbor, Hagia Sophia.Sep 20, 2019 First Glimpse of Hagia Sophia447 viewsMarvin and Attila contemplate Hagia Sophia through the frame of a gateway to the forecourt of the Blue Mosque.Sep 20, 2019 Carpets393 viewsCarpets in the Blue Mosque are purchased with donations from worshipers and are continually replaced as they wear out.Sep 20, 2019 Monumental Gate491 viewsThe main gate to the courtyard of the Blue Mosque is described as "monumental but narrow."Sep 20, 2019 Blue Mosque - Fountain and Minaret502 viewsOne of the six minarets of the Blue Mosque towers over the fountain in the forecourt of the Mosque.Sep 20, 2019 Obelisk of Theodosius I410 viewsOriginally erected at Karnak by Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 15th century BC, and moved to Constantinople by Emperor Theodosius I in 390 AD. It stands in what used to be the Hippodrome and is now Sultan Ahmet Square.Sep 20, 2019 Kandilli Observatory Telescope455 viewsThis venerable 200 mm Zeiss refractor was located in the dome atop the Observatory. It was purchased in 1918, delivered in 1924, and became operational in 1935 with the completion of the observatory building.Sep 20, 2019 Kandilli Observatory403 viewsOur first stop after landing in Istanbul was the Kandilli Observatory, or more formally known as the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, affiliated with Boĝaziçi University of Istanbul.Sep 20, 2019 Path of Totality486 viewsThis large map shows the path of totality of the 2006 eclipse across Turkey. 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