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The History of the Hagia Sophia

Were we excited to visit the Hagia Sophia? It’s just one of the most legendary buildings on the planet. The largest church in the world for a thousand years. The scene of some of history’s most...

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Inside the Hagia Sophia

The Hagia Sophia isn’t just the best-known tourist attraction in Istanbul, or one of Europe’s most cherished landmarks… it’s one of the greatest buildings in human history. This church, nearly 1500...

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The Fethiye Museum

Located in the neighborhood of Çarşamba, just up the road from the Yavuz Selim Camii, the Fethiye Museum preserves some of the best Byzantine mosaics in Istanbul. It’s small and difficult to reach, so...

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Üsküdar’s Çınılı Camii & Hamam

After hiking up Istanbul’s biggest hill, the Büyük Çamlıca, our tired bones had earned a reward. So we made our way to the gorgeous Çınılı Camii, Üsküdar’s Tiled Mosque, and ended the day in a hamam....

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Eyüp: At the End of the Golden Horn

Found outside the old city walls at the end of the Golden Horn, the neighborhood of Eyüp is one of the most sacred spots in the Islamic world. The best way to get to Eyüp is aboard the Haliç (Golden...

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The Green Mosque

More from Our Trip to BursaIntroduction | Gazi Plaza and the Market | Karagöz Puppets | Muradiye and Around The neighborhood of Yeşil (Green), separated from the city center by the Gök Dere river,...

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Gazi Park and Bursa’s Covered Market

More from Our Trip to BursaIntroduction | The Green Mosque and Tomb | Karagöz Puppets | Muradiye and Around Squeezed between two amazing mosques and the covered market, Gazi Park is the heart of Bursa,...

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The Süleymaniye Complex

The Süleymaniye Mosque might not be as popular as the Blue Mosque, but it’s arguably more impressive. This massive complex near the university was built for Süleyman the Magnificent and includes a...

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The Yeni Camii – New Mosque

The Yeni Camii translates to “New Mosque”, and really demonstrates the problem inherent in naming things “New”. Sure… back in 1665, the Yeni Camii was Istanbul’s great new mosque, and everybody in the...

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Modern Mosques

We visited a lot of mosques during our time in Istanbul, most of which were centuries-old architectural masterpieces built by the Ottomans. But Islam is very much a modern religion, so we felt...

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