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Yeni Valide 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 Ottoman heritage, the most famous examples are undoubtedly the monumental imperial mosques in Istanbul's Fatih district, such as the Blue Mosque, the Şehzade Mosque and the Süleymaniye Mosque. Yet, imperial mosques are spread across the city, including the Yeni Valide Mosque which, together with the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, greets visitors upon arrival in Üsküdar.
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