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The Audience Chamber (Arz Odasi)580 viewsAlso known as the Chamber of Petitions. The main throne room was inside this pavilion.
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Imperial Gate Mosaic580 viewsOnly the emperiors could enter via the Imperial Gate. The mosaic above the Imperial Gate depicts the emperior bowing before Christ, with the Virgin Mary on the left and the Archangel Gabriel on the right.
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Eclipse Glasses for Sale579 viewsTwo days before the eclipse, sales are ramping up.
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Middle of Column579 viewsI'm guessing, on the basis of the bow in her hand, that the figure depicted here is the Greek goddess Artemis the Huntress.
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Blue Mosque - interior579 viewsThe mosque has over 200 stained-glass windows. The glass for the windows was a gift from Venice to the Sultan.
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Plate Close-up579 viewsOf the three plates on this shelf, my favorite combined a floral design with what appears to be a mishmash of Arabic script and Greek letters.
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Istiklal Street579 viewsThe main thoroughfare of Beyoğlu. It is closed to vehicular traffic, with one exception.
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Ablution Fountain579 viewsadirvan (fountain for ritual ablutions), added by Sultan Mahmud I in 1740.
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Canopy Bed579 viewsOne of the bedrooms in the harem.
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Jerry & Sandie at Side578 viewsHaving successfully evaded capture by janissaries or pirates, with the fabled Mediterranean Sea at our backs.
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Baths and Propylaeum - Description578 viewsIn the last sentence in the first paragraph, the second word obviously should be "brick", and a "hypocaust" is a hollow space under the floor of an ancient Roman building, into which hot air was sent for heating a room or bath.
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Courtyard of the Blue Mosque578 viewsThe court is as large as the mosque itself and is surrounded by a continuous vaulted arcade. The hexagonal structure in the center is a fountain.
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