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State |
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Year
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| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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 Istanbul is the former capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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The city was formerly called Constantinople. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
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Galata Bridge has two levels. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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The lower level has many seafood restaurants. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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The Bosphorus. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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Fishing on the bridge. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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Fish market. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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Boats sell fish by the bridge. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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Ships and boats in the Bosphorus. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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View of the Boisphorus. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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The upper level of the bridge is for road traffic. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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Galatia Tower from the bridge. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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View of the Bosphorus. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
|
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Istanbul from the Galata Bridge with the Yeni Cami Mosque. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Nau Ruz |
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Celebrating Nau Ruz, the Persian New Year. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Nau Ruz |
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Turkish dancer. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Nau Ruz |
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Boys celebrating Nau Ruz. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Nau Ruz |
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A pair of dancers in costume. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Nau Ruz |
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Turkish dancer. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
|
Grand Bazaar |
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One of the entrance gates to the Grand Bazaar. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Grand Bazaar |
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The bazaar is mostly covered. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Grand Bazaar |
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Painted ceiling. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Grand Bazaar |
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Series of shops. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Grand Bazaar |
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Metalware. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Grand Bazaar |
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Clothing. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Grand Bazaar |
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Souveneers. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Grand Bazaar |
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Prayer mats and USA cultural posters. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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|
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Three men at a cafe. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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|
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Two men playing sheshbesh (backgammon). |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
|
Spice Bazaar |
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The Spice Bazaar. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Spice Bazaar |
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Nuts. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Spice Bazaar |
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Cheese seller. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Spice Bazaar |
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Dried fruit and nuts. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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|
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Shop in the Egyptian Bazaar. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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Sultan Ahmed is the original settlement of the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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The area is below the main historical and religious sites of Istanbul. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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The houses of the old district, Sultan Ahmed. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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Eating places in Sultan Ahmed. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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Traditional transport. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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Ottoman buildings. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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Street scene. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The Blue Mosque has six minarets and was built in 1616. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The Blue Mosque built by Sultan Ahmed I. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The mosque is set in an extensive garden. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The entrance. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
|
Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The entrance to the courtyard is topped by a Quranic inscription. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The courtyard. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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Fountain for ablutions. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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Visitors. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The cavernous interior. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The painted dome. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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Painted walls and ceilings. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The stained glass windows. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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Exhibit in the textile museum below the mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The mosque is unusual in having six minarets. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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One of the six minarets. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The external walls. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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Smaller structures in Sultan Ahmed Park. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The Blue Mosque is one of the symbols of Istanbul. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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Fountain presented to the Ottoman sultan in 1879 by Germany's Kaiser Wilheml II. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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The Kaiser Wilhelm II Fountain. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
|
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The Obelisk of Theodosius was carved in Cairo (1500 BCE) and erected in Constantinoble in 390. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Aghia Sofia, built in 548 as a Byzantine church and converted into a mosque in 1453. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The church influenced later Byzantine churches. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The domes and walls of Aghia Sophia, built by Emperor Justinian. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The church was the world's largest for 900 years. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The building is very complex. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The walls of Aghia Sophia. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The massive walls. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Byzantine tombstone. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The entrance. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The butress walls. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The cathedral was converted into a mosque then a museum. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Aghia Sophia had the largest dome of any church until St Peter's in the Vatican was built. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The interior has remnants of its Christian and Islamic past. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Quranic reading tables. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The Byzantine mosaics were once covered with whitewash. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Mosaic. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Partial mosaic. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Marble container. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The domes with the Blue Mosque beyond. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Tombstone with Greek inscription. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The building is set in a garden. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Pilgrims. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
|
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The entrance gate to the Topkapi Palace. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
|
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The Imperial Gate is the entrance to the Topkapi Palace. It dates from 1478. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
|
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The Court of the Janissaries. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
|
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The Byzantine St Irene Church (540) inside the grounds of the palace. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Middle Gate |
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The Court of the Janissaries leads to the Middle Gate. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Middle Gate |
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The Middle Gate is also known as the Gate of Salutation. It dates from 1542. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Middle Gate |
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The signature of Suleyman the Magnificent. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Middle Gate |
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The Middle Gate was built by Suleyman the Magnificent in 1524. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Middle Gate |
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One of the gate towers. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
|
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The second courtyard contains several important buildings. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Imperial Council Chamber |
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The Imperial Council Chamber topped by the Tower of Justice. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Imperial Council Chamber |
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The entrance to the chamber. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Imperial Council Chamber |
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The interior is painted. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Imperial Council Chamber |
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The Tower of Justice. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
|
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The Conqueror's Pavilion houses the Imperial Treasury. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
|
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
|
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The royal kitchens. |
1986 |
