Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, the monumental Ottoman imperial mosques are the most important and surely the most visible.
The biggest and the most impressive complexes are from the 16th and the 17th century, although the mosques built in the 18th and the 19th century are equally significant and beautiful.
OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES
These magnificent ...
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Şehzade Mosque
I mentioned in my previous post that one reason why I like Istanbul is because of its history and historical sites. Certainly, firstly known as Byzantium and then Constantinople, it was the centre of power and capital city of various empires for almost 16 centuries. But, the Ottoman legacy and monuments are the most visible today, although several structures older than 1000 years are still there, such as ...