Where to travel, travel and route planner » ottoman empire http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Blue Mosque, Istanbul http://www.dankuna.com/blog/blue-mosque-istanbul.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blue-mosque-istanbul http://www.dankuna.com/blog/blue-mosque-istanbul.html#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:38:27 +0000 Ike http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=2645 [...]]]> The Mosque is the of , and is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in and the capital of the (from 1453 to 1923).
Blue Mosque, Istanbul

Blue Mosque


The mosque is one of several known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other , it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a and a hospice. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque has become one of the most popular in Istanbul.
GPS coordinates: 41° 0′ 19″ N, 28° 58′ 36″ E

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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/blue-mosque-istanbul.html/feed 0 Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul http://www.dankuna.com/blog/dolmabahce-palace-istanbul.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dolmabahce-palace-istanbul http://www.dankuna.com/blog/dolmabahce-palace-istanbul.html#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:36:14 +0000 Tom http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=659 [...]]]> Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul
The in Istanbul, , located at the European side of the , served as the main administrative center of the from 1853 to 1922, apart from a twenty-year interval (1889-1909) in which the Yildiz Palace was used. Dolmabahce Palace was the first European-style palace in Istanbul and was built by Sultan Abdülmecid between 1842 and 1853, at a cost of five million Ottoman gold pounds, the equivalent of 35 tons of gold. Fourteen tons of gold in the form of gold leaf were used to gild the ceilings of the palace. The world’s largest Bohemian crystal chandelier, a gift from Queen Victoria, is at the center hall. The chandelier has 750 lamps and weighs 4.5 tons. Dolmabahce has the largest collection of Bohemian and Baccarat crystal chandeliers in the world, and one of the great staircases has bannisters of Baccarat crystal. Great travel attractions.
GPS tourist destination: 41° 2′ 22″ N, 29° 0′ 6″ E

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