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suleymaniye mosque

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. The Suleymaniye is one of the finest and most magnificent imperial mosque complexes in the city. Suleymaniye Mosque crowns the third hill of the old city and adds a great deal to the unrivalled beauty of the city's skyline. Suleyman was the tenth sultan of the Ottoman dynasty . After thirty years of rule, Suleyman The Magnificent decided to have a mosque built and Sinan, the greatest of Ottoman architects, was commissioned. The mosque stands in the center of the courtyard surro...

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Yildiz Palace: January 2007

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Monday, January 22, 2007. This palace was built by Abdulhamid, and consists of kiosks, chalets and pavilions. If! Yıldız Palace situated on Beşiktaş’s Yıldız Hill comprises a group of buildings which constitute a recent example of Turkish Ottoman Palace architecture. Sultan Murat IV (1617-1640) lived in this mansion when he used to go hunting. Sultan Mahmut II (1808-1839), who ascended the throne after Sultan Selim III, used to visit Yıldız garden to view archery and wrestling matches. He ordered tha...

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Historical Places In Istanbul: Palaces & Fortresses

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Historical Places In Istanbul. Wednesday, January 24, 2007. Sahil (Seaside) Palace built in Besiktas in the period of Mahmut II was made demolished by Abdulmecit and replaced by the Dolmabahce Palace (1818-1856). Yildiz Palace to which attention was attached and used especially by Abdulhamit II is also formed of the Sale, the Malta and the Cadýr Kiosks, armory and porcelain shops added to the surroundings of the kiosk by the mother of Sultan Selim III. The first Ottoman Palace after 1453 is in Beyazid, c...

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Historical Places In Istanbul: Medresses & Libraries

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Historical Places In Istanbul. Wednesday, January 24, 2007. A good number of madrassahs either within complexes or independently were established in Istanbul, cultural and education center of Ottoman Empire and Islamic World. First and large complex madrassahs were:. Semaniye and Tetimme madrassahs located in a symmetrical arrangement within the Fatih Complex. Second important example is;. The madrassah within the Nuruosmaniye Complex is very large. Kuyucu Murat Pasha (1606). Çorlulu Ali Pasha (1708).

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Historical Places In Istanbul

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Historical Places In Istanbul. Wednesday, January 24, 2007. Important Buildings of the Byzantium Period. It was initially built out of timber on the Bosphorus by Alkibiades, Athenian Commander in 410 BC to watch the ships coming from Black Sea. When it was damaged by fire, it was rebuilt out of stone by Sultan Ahmet III. Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque:. It is located in Ayvansaray. It was built for St. Pierre and St. Maria by Leo I in 458. It was transformed to mosque by Beyazid II. Imrahor Ilyas Bey Mosque:.

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Aynalikavak Pavilion

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Monday, January 22, 2007. Aynalıkavak Pavilion is the sole remaining building from a large Ottoman palace known as Aynalıkavak Palace or Tersane palace, dating back to the 17th century. This pretty building on the shore or the Golden Horn is a reminder that this now built-up area was for centuries a place parks, meadows and streams where the Ottoman sultans and before them the Byzantines came for country excursions. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Historical Places in Istanbul. More Places in Istanbul.

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Aynalikavak Pavilion

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Monday, January 22, 2007. This palace is an absolute jewel for all the senses. It is a valuable asset for understanding the opulent life of the Ottoman royal family in previous centuries. I am very glad it has been restored and is now a museum. I look forward to visiting it when next I come to Istanbul. November 22, 2010 at 3:21 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Historical Places in Istanbul. Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) Museum. More Places in Istanbul. More Places in Turkey.