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Nuruosmaniye 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 ...
Of all the surviving examples of Ottoman architectural heritage, some of the most famous are the monumental imperial mosques in Istanbul's Fatih district, such as the Blue Mosque, the Şehzade Mosque and the Süleymaniye Mosque. However, thanks to its exceptional location, the Nuruosmaniye Mosque also stands out as one of the city's most remarkable historic landmarks, familiar to all visitors to ...
