Touring Greece and Turkey 2009
Istanbul: Blue Mosque, St Sophia, Obelisk
Photographs by Richard Mayne
March 23, 2009
 
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Blue Mosque 1609 AD
Sultan Ahmet Mosque
hGardens, Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque
 
 
 
 
hIstanbul Park
Sultanahmet Square
Hippodrome
 
 
 
 
 
Kaiser Wilheim Fountain
Sultanahmet Square
hObelisk of Theodosius
Brought from Egypt in 390 AD
Plaque
 
 
 
 
 
Hippodrome
Miniature of the 16th Century
Constantine Obelisk
hMany Flowers in Istanbul
entwined Headless Snakes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minuets
Blue Mosque Courtyard
hWashing Fount
Tuly Talks about Muslim Religion
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entering Blue Mosque
Visitors Requirements
hInside Blue Mosque
Very hard to Photograph
Blue Mosque Walls
Photo by BOB BRANDON
 
 
 
 
 
Blue Mosque high wall
Photo by BOB BRANDON
Blue Mosque Dome
Photo by BOB BRANDON
hSign
Detail Over Door
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exit to Garden
Our Turkish Guide
Tuly from Kusadasi
hBlue Mosque
Minaret detail
 
 
 
 
 
Leaving Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia
Museum of Byzantine Art
hHagia Sophia
Largest Church for 1000 years
Entrance
 
 
 
 
 
Cool Weather Flowers
Tomb of Theodosius
hWell Preserved
For Such an Old Building
"Gathering Space"
 
 
 
 
 
Auditorium With
Reconstruction Scaffuling
Detail over Door
hHigh Wall Detail
Water Vase
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impressive Domes
Is Now The
Museum of Byzantine Art
hWindow Area
Temple Cat
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Size is hard to imagine
Wall Mosaics
hMain Dome
Stained Windows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Madonna and Child
Promotional Poster
hHall of Art
Christ
 
 
 
 
 
 
From the Gallery
Gallery Hall
hArt Presentation
Restored Art
 
 
 
 
 
Christ and Mary
Art Critic
hMosaic Arches
Restored
Was Plastered over for years
 
 
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 Pulpit
Arched Ceiling
hWater Damage
Stained Windows
   
 
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 Partly Restored
Shows how it was plastered over
h
Madonna and Child
with Emperor Justinianus and
Emperor Constantine
   
 
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Custard Shop
Local Restaurant
   
 
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 It was Different
But Good
hPark Anywhere
Istanbul Street
   
 
 There is Such a Thing
   

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Afternoon tour in Istanbul