derder • May 9, 2005 1:53 am
yeah İstanbul...the bridge of asia and europe. the wonderful city i have ever seen.always action and passion.look at these photos.
Beestie • May 9, 2005 11:17 am
There are some historically significant Cathedrals and Mosques in Istanbul.
Here's a pic of The Blue Mosque
And, of course, the mother of all Cathedrals, The Highia Sophia:
And here is an interesting shot showing just how close the two monuments are:
Highia Sophia was built around 600 AD and converted around 1400 AD to a mosque. 200 years later, they built The Blue Mosque not a quarter of a mile away. I can think of two reasons why they built the new mosque but I'm not interested enough to track down the answer. One reason could be that the Highia Sophia does not "point" to Mecca and so the prayers, instead of landing within earshot of Allah, just go flying off into space somewhere; and the second might be that a converted Christian cathedral was just not good enough.
For the record, I believe the mosque in the original post is the Mosque of Solomon.
Here's a pic of The Blue Mosque
And, of course, the mother of all Cathedrals, The Highia Sophia:
And here is an interesting shot showing just how close the two monuments are:
Highia Sophia was built around 600 AD and converted around 1400 AD to a mosque. 200 years later, they built The Blue Mosque not a quarter of a mile away. I can think of two reasons why they built the new mosque but I'm not interested enough to track down the answer. One reason could be that the Highia Sophia does not "point" to Mecca and so the prayers, instead of landing within earshot of Allah, just go flying off into space somewhere; and the second might be that a converted Christian cathedral was just not good enough.
For the record, I believe the mosque in the original post is the Mosque of Solomon.