Photo Tour of Istanbul

Istanbul's political climate and geograhy is split in two, historically, it looks that way too. Can you tell by the pictures?

 

View of the Blue Mosque from Hotel Nena

 

Hagia Sophia details

 

View of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia from Hotel Nena

 

Hagia Sophia main room

 

Hagia Sophia mural

 

Hagia Sophia mosaic

 

Lina in the "staircase" to the upper level of Hagia Sophia

 

Virgin Mary and Jesus along side Islam script in Hagia Sophia

 

The columns were all mosaic

 

from the upper level of Hagia Sophia

 

view from the upper level of Hagia Sophia

 

View of the Blue Mosque from Hagia Sophia

 

Sultan tombs outside of Hagia Sophia

 

Hagia Sophia mosaic

 

For some reason, murals were painted over beautiful mosaic in the Hagia Sophia!

 

Blue Mosque

 

Mother of pearl and wood detail on a door to a sultans tomb outside of Hagia Sophia

 

Inside the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque)

 

Inside the Blue Mosque

 

Lina being conservative

 

Blue Mosque

 

View of the Hagia Sophia from the Blue Mosque

 

Lina and the colors of Istanbul

 

Obelisk from Egypt

 

Hagia Sophia

 

Lina on the streets of Istanbul

 

Different types of baklava!

 

Door details

 

Galata tower in Istanbul

 

Matching eyes to background

 

Street pets

 

Galata Tower

 

Walking along the main strip of Istanbul

 

One of the first "subway" cars in the world (after the London tube)

 

Blue Mosque at night

 

Hagia Sophia at night

 

Istanbul streets at night

 

Topkapi Palace

 

Hotel Nena at night

 

Galata Tower from the Topkapi Palace

 

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Inside the Topkapi Palace

 

Inside the Topkapi Palace

 

"Deck" on the Topkapi Palace

 

View from the Topkapi Palace

 

Topkapi Palace roses

 

Topkapi Palace

 

Topkapi Palace

 

Topkapi Palace

 

Inside the Topkapi Palace

 

Intricate stained glass inside the Inside the Topkapi Palace

 

Lina camoflage?

 

As you can tell... I loved these things hanging from the domes of the Inside the Topkapi Palace

 

Topkapi Palace kitchen

 

Intricate stained glass inside the Inside the Topkapi Palace

 

Ortaköy Mosque on the Bosphorus

 

Graffiti

 

palace on the Bosphorus

 

Topkapi Palace kitchen dome

 

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Palace on the Bosphorus

 

Anadoluhisari Fort

 

Küçüksu Palace

 

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Lina on the Bosphorus

 

Rumelihisarı (Rumeli Fortress)

 

Notice the great pool

 

New Mosque with the Suleymaniye Mosque in the background

 

Galata Bridge Istanbul

 

Me on the Bosphorus

 

Grand Baazar

 

New Mosque at night

 

Unkapani Bridge

 

Suleymaniye Hamam

 

Grand Baazar

 

View from the Suleymaniye Mosque

 

Suleymaniye Mosque

 

Suleymaniye Hamam

 

Suleymaniye Mosque perspective

 

Suleymaniye Mosque

 

Inside the Suleymaniye Mosque

 

Suleymaniye tombs

 

Chora Church mosaic

 

Chora Church mosaic

 

This is a boat, serving fish!

 

Chora Church mosaic

 

Chora Church mosaic

 

Chora Church murals

 

Chora Church murals

 

Basilica Cistern in Istanbul

 

Basilica Cistern in Istanbul

 

Chora Church mosaic of Mary and Jesus surrounded by the decendents of Jesus

 

All columns were imported, including this Medusa

 

Lina in the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul

 

Sunset view from the rooftop bar at Mikla at The Marmara Pera

 

Sunset view of the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Galata Tower from the rooftop bar at Mikla at The Marmara Pera

 

Sunset view from the rooftop bar at Mikla at The Marmara Pera

 

Sunset view of the royal palace from the rooftop bar at Mikla at The Marmara Pera

 

Sunset view of the Galata tower and bridge from the rooftop bar at Mikla at The Marmara Pera

 

Boats and Suleymaniye Mosque at sunset

 

Sunset lens flare

 

Sunset view of the Bosphorous from the rooftop bar at Mikla at The Marmara Pera

 

Sunset bar, blends into the cityscape

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