Edirne, ancient Adrianople, is one of the best day trips you can do from Istanbul. In fact, the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and favorite city of many sultans over the headquarters of … Continue reading
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A highly recommended post from our friend Miguel Angel Sotero describing a number of prominent mosques to visit in Istanbul.
The last great mosque of the classical period Ottoman born with two major controversies. The Sultan had not won a major battle that deserved to be commemorated with a new mosque and this was not merely symbolic problem. In the absence … Continue reading
When the best Ottoman architect, Mimar Sinan, He finished the monumental mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent, Christian architects said the largest dome could be built was, evidently, the Hagia Sophia. Not without some irony, claimed that the … Continue reading