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Şehzade Mahmud
Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are monumental imperial mosques. The biggest are the 16th and 17th century complexes, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosques in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original structures were destroyed by earthquakes or ...
