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Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 1)
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Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 1)

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, the monumental Ottoman imperial mosques are the most important and surely the most visible. The biggest and most impressive complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant and beautiful.



OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES

These magnificent historical ...
Ottoman Istanbul
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Ottoman Istanbul

I mentioned in my previous post that one reason why I like Istanbul is because of its history. Certainly, initially known as Byzantium, then Constantinople and Istanbul, it was the centre of power and capital city of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires for almost 16 centuries. But Ottoman structures are the most visible today, although several buildings older than 1000 years are still there, such as ...
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