Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Ottoman Splendour

(L) Nuruosmaniye Mosque

(R) Mosque of Sultan Ahmed (aka Blue Mosque)

(L) Aya Sofya

(R) Upper Gallery of Aya Sofya


(L) Topkapi Palace entrance

(R) Iznik Tilework in the Harem in Topkapi



The timeless beauty of Ottoman architecture still captures the imagination today as it did 400 years ago.

Posted by sinlady at 4:20 PM

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4 comments:

Suzie Wong said...

Wow, the mosque is really quite something. And that guy in orange, is he whom i think he is? lol

5/6/07 5:52 PM
sinlady said...

suziewong: yes and yes :)

5/6/07 9:40 PM
Anonymous said...

Now I want to go to Turkey too!

5/6/07 11:43 PM
sinlady said...

jm: You MUST go - she is very photogenic.

6/6/07 11:42 AM

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