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| The entrance to the Blue Mosque. |
The portico in the courtyard. We all lined up to take off our shoes to enter the mosque. A section was cordoned off just for those who were praying.
A Visit to the Blue Mosque--YouTube Video!
The main dome with intricate mosaics and painting.
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| One of the names of Allah from the Koran in Arabic calligraphic script. |
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| Only the faithful--no tourists--can enter this carpeted section. |
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| A series of arched window ways and small domes support the large central dome. |
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| I did not know that Turkish mosques would have beautiful stained glass windows. |
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| Women could only sit behind the screens during services, however they could pray anywhere in the mosque between services. |
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| This wasn't part of the original tour, but we had a few "extra" minutes, so we visited the old abandoned cistern under the city. |
| Built by the Emperor Justinian, the same emperor who built the beautiful Hagia Sofia, these deep wells under the city had been built upon and forgotten for many centuries. |
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| These fish are raised in the cistern and then caught by the local restaurant owners to serve their guests! |
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