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Istanbul photo gallery

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The Golden Horn	The Golden Horn	Great istanbul view from Camlıca hill
View of the Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya)	View of the Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) at night	Comnenus mosaic
Byzantine pillars and arches	Interior view of the Hagia Sophia	Upper Gallery
Byzantine pillars with mosaics, and Ottoman-era paintings	Byzantine pillars with mosaics, and Ottoman-era paintings	The mihrab located in the apse where the altar used to stand, pointing towards Mecca
View of the Blue Mosque from one of the windows	The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)	The Blue Mosque from Sultanahmed Square
Central dome	Central dome with semi-domes	Interior view of the mosque
View of the inner courtyard	The Blue Mosque with all six minarets at night	The Sultan Ahmed Mosque at night

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