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Thursday, April 15, 2010

[NYT Emmrich] The Blue Mosque

Wow, what a place.

Also known as Sultan Ahmet Mosque, it got its name Blue Mosque from blue tiles on the interior. Built in 1609, it also holds a hospital, schools, tomb, public kitchen, and market. After the kitchens were destroyed in a fire in the 1970s, they were restored and made into the School of Industrial Art.


























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