The Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul is the fourth imperial mosque to be built in the Ottamon era. It was built for ‘Suleyman the Magnificent’. It took 8 years to build and completed in 1557. Sultan Suleman the Magnificent was the longest…
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Built in 2019- this is now the largest mosque in Istanbul. Named Grand Camlica Mosque Istanbul because it has been built on the Camlica Hill in Uskader. (The Asian side of Istanbul) This quite possibly has to be my favourite…
When we heard that after 88 years the Hagia Sophia was open to Taraweeh prayers, it was a done deal. We booked in our flights, packed our bags and left . A Little History of Hagia Sophia Built in 532-537,…