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eschorn > Blue Mosque again... The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is one of the two mosques in Turkey that has six minarets, the other is in Adana. When the number of minarets was revealed, the Sultan was criticized for presumption, since this was, at the time, the same number as at the mosque of the Ka'aba in Mecca. He overcame this problem by paying for a seventh minaret at the Mecca mosque. Four minarets stand at the corners of the mosque. Each of these fluted, pencil-shaped minarets has three balconies (ṣerefe) with stalactite corbels, while the two others at the end of the forecourt only have two balconies. Until recently the muezzin or prayer-caller had to climb a narrow spiral staircase five times a day to announce the call to prayer. Today a public address system is used, and the call can be heard across the old part of the city, echoed by other mosques in the vicinity. Large crowds of both Turks and tourists gather at sunset in the park facing the mosque to hear the call to evening prayers, as the sun sets and the mosque is brilliantly illuminated by coloured floodlights.
eschorn > Hagia Sophia behind the German Fountain
eschorn > Istanbul May 2008 photo
eschorn > Wendy needed to cover her shoulders and hair to visit the Mosque interior
eschorn > Istanbul May 2008 photo
eschorn > Lunchtime about 100 yards from the Turkish bath Peter and I took
eschorn > Small/short table, nice hats!
eschorn > Food is made locally, apparently!
eschorn > Headed from the Grand Bazaar towards the Spice Bazaar via a bunch of twisty side streets
Headed from the Grand Bazaar towards the Spice Bazaar via a bunch of twisty side streets
> Headed from the Grand Bazaar towards the Spice Bazaar via a bunch of twisty side streets
Headed from the Grand Bazaar towards the Spice Bazaar via a bunch of twisty side streets
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