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| This is the lovely, shaded entrance to the Ulu Mosque in Bursa. | We visited the mosque on our way out of the city. |
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| The interior is capped by these lovely details on the central dome. The light enters through a cap of glass. |
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| The glass -capped dome has a round opening in the top. | Rain water falls into this fountain and refreshes the air inside the mosque. |
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| The signature of the Sultan graces the far wall of this mosque. |
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| One of the names of Allah in Arabic calligraphy. |
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| Prayer beads await the faithful. |
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| A name of Allah. |
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| The prayer niche is adorned in gold leaf and tile mosaics. |
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| The Imam delivers his sermon here each Friday evening. |
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| This glass cap crowns the central dome. The glass cap dates to the 1300's. |
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| this gentleman is a high school principal in Bursa. His English was impeccable and he gave me a private tour of the Ulu Mosque. |
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| Northwest Turkey has many wind farms. |
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| A Byzantine fortress still stands against the Seljuk Turks. |
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| We stopped in the small town of Seljuk to visit the Isa Bey Mosque. |
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| This mosque is a lovely example of the Seljuk-era mosques. |
I saw a feild of wind turbines in Massachusetts almost like the ones you took a picture of.
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