Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul

near Istanbul University's north gate, Istanbul , Turkey

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    Manhandled by a large Turkish man

    9 photos

    ... visiting the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Underground cistern, Grand Bazaar, the commercial Taksim district and the Suleymaniye Mosque. It was a picture of the Suleymaniye mosque with the multiple domes and minarets jutting high above the ...

  • 2

    Back on the Bul

    18 photos

    ... old super atmospheric Istanbul spitting distance from the Blue Mosque, Aya Sophia and bordered by the Istanbul University and the opulent Suleymaniye Mosque, it seems to raise shopping to the heights of religion. The place is vast and mazelike ...

  • 3

    Istanbul

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    ... mall not the dirty, loud, smelly open air market that I've come to love and expect. We went to another large mosque (Suleymaniye Mosque) and then spent the rest of the day at Topkapi Palace. This was done with a guided tour. The palace grounds are so ...

  • 4

    Istanbul

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    ... have to haggle big-time there and the shopkeepers are quick to kiss up to the tourists. The tour then took us to Suleymaniye Mosque which is smaller but beautiful in its simplicity. The tour then dropped us off back at the Hippodrome. I visited ...

  • 5

    Great Balls of Fire in Istanbul

    27 photos

    ... to visit the University, but it was closed. Continuing on, he went to one of the other main mosques in Istanbul - the Suleymaniye Mosque. Yet again, he had to wait again for the prayer session to finish before visiting. It was another impressive ...

  • 6

    What A Cruisey Day

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    ... ; This gave great views of the several mosques and historical building in the city.  After the cruise we visited the Suleymaniye Mosque that dominates water front.  We then explored the very busy and cramped Spice Market.  It was full ...

  • 7

    Last day in Istanbul and departing thoughts

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    ... a nice little mosque but nothing worth my time writing on here about - however it is the oldest surviving imperial mosque in Istanbul . The Suleymaniye Mosque we visited next is regarded as the finest of all Ottoman Mosque complexes. The mosque was very ...

  • 8

    Northern Turkey, where East meets West

    ... What makes you think they sell lamps? Bazaar - Tat Istanbul backstreets Market Suleymaniye Mosque Suleymaniye Mosque - Interior Istanbul University gate Harbour activity Food! Istanbul city tour - Day 2 14 ...

  • 9

    Turkish Delight (sorry!)

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    ... acquired pashmina, however, she was ready for any eventuality.  Imagine her embarrassment then, when, sitting on the steps of Suleymaniye Mosque, a group of muslim women stopped to point out to her that she was showing her "builders bum" (this ...

  • 10

    Turkey

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    ... quite at home inside the mosque, I headed off to the lesser visited but even more holy of mosques, the Suleymaniye Mosque. Again, I enjoyed the peace inside. After the mosque, I enjoyed the Sunday sunshine and all the Turkish families ...