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RĂ¼stem Pasha Mosque548 viewsNamed for the Grand Vizier and son-in-law of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, this mosque was designed by the great architect Mimar Sinan and completed in 1563.
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Town in Turkey547 viewsI don't know what its name was, because I don't know what route we took from Aphrodisias to Pamukkale. It might have been Karacasu.
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Blooms547 viewsEarly spring (this was the end of March) is a great time to see flowers blooming on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
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Stoa and Acropolis547 viewsLooking down the stoa on the east side of the Agora toward the Acropolis, wtih some of the Byzantine-era ruins on top of it.
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Aphrodisias Rest Rooms546 viewsClean and beautifully decordated.
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Stained-Glass Windows546 viewsThe harem pavilions contained many fine examples of the genre.
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Mausoleum545 viewsIn the first centuries AD, when the city was at its height, many people came to take the waters at the thermal springs. Being in poor health, many died and were buried here in the Necropolis. Now sheep graze on their tombs.
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Halfway There545 viewsRick Gering and Jim Windlinger keep tabs on the progress of the eclipse by monitoring their equipment, while Mike Treder and Pat Bush check out the projections on the sheet.
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Minarets of the Blue Mosque545 viewsThe Blue Mosque has six minarets, not all of which are seen in this picture. It caused an uproar among the Islamic ulama (Muslim jurists), who were scandalized that it had as many minarets as the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Sultan Ahmed assuaged their ire by causing a seventh minaret to be built for the Grand Mosque.
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Tea Service545 views17 pieces, in a velvet-lined case.
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Piece de Resistance544 viewsThe Kitchen Team makes their grand entry with their masterpiece, the Nuclear Bombe, otherwise known as a Baked Alaska.
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Looking up544 viewsA ground-floor view of one of the excedrae. These semicircular recesses provide a pleasing way to round out what would otherwise be a stark and abrupt junction between the gallery sides.
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