Monumental Mosques and Churches of Istanbul
Aya Sofya, from the Bosphorus |
Aya Sofya, Istanbul |
Aya Sofya (Haghia Sophia) by night |
Inside Aya Sofya |
Inside Aya Sofya |
Byzantine fresco, Aya Sofya |
Byzantine fresco, Aya Sofya |
Blue Mosque |
The Blue Mosque, seen from the Bosphorus |
Blue Mosque, late afternoon |
Devoutly Islamic women |
Blue Mosque |
Blue Mosque, Istanbul |
The Blue Mosque |
Blue Mosque |
Blue Mosque |
Faience tiles |
Beyazit Mosque |
Beyazit Mosque |
Suleymaniye Mosque, hub of a self-contained community |
Inside the Suleymaniye Mosque |
Inside Yeni Cami, the 'New' Mosque of Eminonu |
Yeni Cami, the New Mosque |
Ritual ablutions at Yeni Cami |
Yeni Cami |
Domed ceiling of the Chora Church |
Fresco of the Chora Church |
Mosaics of the Chora Church |
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