Of all Ottoman heritage, undoubtedly the most famous are monumental imperial mosques located in Istanbul’s Fatih district such as the Blue, Şehzade and Süleymaniye Mosque. But, due to its superb location in the city, the Nuruosmaniye Mosque is also one more historic structure that every visitor to Istanbul knows.
OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES
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Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered Constantinople in 1453. The Ottoman sultanate was abolished in 1922. Constantinople or Istanbul, as it is now called, was under the Ottoman rule for 469 years. Consequently, the Ottoman heritage in Istanbul is enormous and it spreads over many centuries, from the time after the conquest to the establishment of the modern Turkish republic. Of all Ottoman heritage, the most ...
