Sunday, July 19, 2009

Blue Mosque, Ayasofya, Basilica Cistern













1. Blue Mosque
2. Sultan's tugra in German Fountain
3. Blue Mosque interior dome
4. Blue Iznik tiles that give Blue Mosque its name
5. Prayer area for Muslim women
6. Young Muslim boy dressed in white circumcision attire
7. Magnificent early 12th-c. mosaic of the Deesis in Ayasofya
8. Ayasofya
9. Ayasofya interior
10. Linda and Susan D inside Ayasofya
11. Basilica Cistern
12. Medusa head used upside down in cistern as support for pillar

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