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Firuz Ağa Mosque693 viewsBuilt around 1491 by Firuz Ağa, chief treasurer of Sultan Bayezid II. Located very close to Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace.
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Parquet Floor693 viewsDolmabace Palace was filled with intricate parquet floors, in places overlain with posh Turkish carpeting, as in this picture.
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Detail of the Temple of Hadrian692 viewsErected on Curetes Street in the early 2nd century AD.
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Eclipse Glasses for Sale692 viewsTwo days before the eclipse, sales are ramping up.
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Jerry & Sandie at Side692 viewsHaving successfully evaded capture by janissaries or pirates, with the fabled Mediterranean Sea at our backs.
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Sun and Marble692 viewsTourists explore the Temple of Apollo while a news camera crew covers preparations for the eclipse.
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A Room Full of Tiles692 viewsA tour de force of beautiful and varied tilework.
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Imperial Gate Mosaic692 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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Memmius Monument691 viewsErected during the reign of Augustus to commemorate the reconquest of Asia from Mithridates VI of Pontus by the dictator Sulla in 87 BC. Memmius was Sulla's grandson.
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Rug Storage691 viewsPiles of rugs lined the hallways, waiting for shipment to purchasers.
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Still another view of Kursunlu Falls691 viewsIt was hard to take a bad picture here.
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Main Dome of the Blue Mosque691 viewsThe Main Dome has 28 stained-glass windows. The Mosque also has four secondary and eight tertiary domes.
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