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Fatih Mosque
Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered Constantinople in 1453. The Ottoman sultanate was finally abolished in 1922. For 469 years, the city now known as Istanbul remained under Ottoman rule. Unsurprisingly, the Ottoman heritage in Istanbul is immense, spanning centuries from the conquest to the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic. Among the most visible and enduring legacies are the Ottoman imperial ...
One of the main reasons I like Istanbul is its extraordinary history. Originally known as Byzantium, later Constantinople and finally Istanbul, this city was the centre of power for the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires for nearly 16 centuries. While remarkable Byzantine monuments such as Hagia Sophia and the Theodosian Walls still stand, it is the Ottoman heritage that most visibly defines the city today - ...
Among the many Ottoman landmarks in Istanbul, the most renowned are the monumental imperial mosques, such as the Blue Mosque, Şehzade Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque. However, Ottoman imperial mosques are scattered throughout the city and, in my view, the Fatih Mosque stands as a true symbol of the conquest of Constantinople.
The Ottomans captured Constantinople in 1453 and the Ottoman sultanate ceased to ...
