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Etiquette276 viewsVisitors are required to remove their shoes and carry them in a bag provided free of charge. Both men and women are expected to dress modestly (no short pants or skirts), and head coverings for women are mandatory.Sep 20, 2019
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Main Dome of the Blue Mosque210 viewsThe Main Dome has 28 stained-glass windows. The Mosque also has four secondary and eight tertiary domes.Sep 20, 2019
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Blue Mosque - interior243 viewsThe mosque has over 200 stained-glass windows. The glass for the windows was a gift from Venice to the Sultan.Sep 20, 2019
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Entrance to the Blue Mosque212 viewsAdmission to the Blue Mosque is obtained through the forecourt, which itself is entered via this imposing gateway.Sep 20, 2019
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The Blue Mosque - Architecture187 viewsThe Blue Mosque incorporates elements of both Byzantine and Islamic architecture, resembling in some respects its neighbor, Hagia Sophia.Sep 20, 2019
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First Glimpse of Hagia Sophia241 viewsMarvin and Attila contemplate Hagia Sophia through the frame of a gateway to the forecourt of the Blue Mosque.Sep 20, 2019
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Carpets202 viewsCarpets in the Blue Mosque are purchased with donations from worshipers and are continually replaced as they wear out.Sep 20, 2019
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Monumental Gate262 viewsThe main gate to the courtyard of the Blue Mosque is described as "monumental but narrow."Sep 20, 2019
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Blue Mosque - Fountain and Minaret296 viewsOne of the six minarets of the Blue Mosque towers over the fountain in the forecourt of the Mosque.Sep 20, 2019
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Obelisk of Theodosius I213 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
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Kandilli Observatory Telescope261 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
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Kandilli Observatory216 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
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