Arguably the most beautiful mosque in the World, the Blue Mosque of Istanbul (also Constantinople when Turkey was Asia Minor), is in Sultanahmet. It has 6 minarets and 16 platforms and was built in the 17th Century (1609 - 1616) by an architect named Mehmet. I spent 11 days in Turkey covering a journey of about 2,500 km taking me from Istanbul to Canakkale, the ancient city of Troy, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya, Cappadocia, Ankara and back. Come and journey with me in the land that is the crossroads of Europe and Asia and of great religions, empires and ancient civilisations.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
TURKEY - CRADLE OF ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS & EMPIRES & MELTING POT OF GREAT RELIGIONS
Arguably the most beautiful mosque in the World, the Blue Mosque of Istanbul (also Constantinople when Turkey was Asia Minor), is in Sultanahmet. It has 6 minarets and 16 platforms and was built in the 17th Century (1609 - 1616) by an architect named Mehmet. I spent 11 days in Turkey covering a journey of about 2,500 km taking me from Istanbul to Canakkale, the ancient city of Troy, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya, Cappadocia, Ankara and back. Come and journey with me in the land that is the crossroads of Europe and Asia and of great religions, empires and ancient civilisations.
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