Saturday, December 28, 2013

Turkey for Christmas - Part 7

Blue Mosque

(more accurately the Sultan Ahmet Mosque)

Unlike many places, mosques in Istanbul allow non-Muslim visitors inside except during prayers. It's an amazing structure -- truly beyond words.



Inside the mosque courtyard.
This support pillar (one of four) is 5 m (16 ft) in diameter -- massive.

The center dome.

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