Saturday, February 19, 2011

Pictures from Istanbul

Wall in Haghia Sophia

Interior of Haghia Sophia, showing panels added when it was a mosque. (Fine calligraphy)



In Haghia Sophia, grave of Venetian Doge who conquered Constantinople when in his 80s, and died there.

Mosaic in Haghia Sophia

Mary Jo pondering a Turkish coffee

Old wooden house on the Bosphorus. Most of them have burned down (see Pamuk's Istanbul).

The Golden Horn meets the Bosphorus, seen from the Eyup Cemetery.

Interior of the Suleymaniye Mosque, with service in the background.

Harem area in Topkapi Palace

Golden Horn, seen from Eyup Cemetery

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