Istanbul-turkey
by Ayhan Altun
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Istanbul-turkey
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Ayhan Altun
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Photograph - Photography
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The Suleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul.As with other imperial mosques in Istanbul, the Süleymaniye Mosque was designed as a kulliye, or complex with adjacent structures to service both religious and cultural needs. The original complex consisted of the mosque itself, a hospital , primary school, public baths (hamam), a Caravanserai, four Qur'an schools (medrese), a specialized school for the learning of hadith, a medical college, and a public kitchen (imaret) which served food to the poor.In the backround,The Yeni Cami, The New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district
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January 17th, 2019
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