Here are my pictures of İstanbul!

İstanbul!!!

View of İstanbul as seen from top of

Galata Kulesi (Galata Tower)

İstanbul

Egyptian Obelisk in İstanbul

Sultan Ahmet Camii (Blue Mosque)

Interior of the Sultan Ahmet Camii

Me and Ellen

The ceiling of the Sultan Ahmet Camii.

See all the blue tiles?
That's where the name "Blue Mosque" comes from.

Clara, Hannah, and Me

Another picture of the Sultan Ahmet Camii

A picture of the ceiling

The Sultan Ahmet Camii has these big

columns inside which support the ceiling.

They are called "elephant foot columns".

Another picture of the inside of the Sultan

Ahmet Camii

One more picture of the Sultan Ahmet Camii

Headscarf Hotties! Fernanda, Gina, Hannah,

Amy, Izzakate, Kaleigh, Me, and Clara

Courtyard of the Sultan Ahmet Camii

Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia)

This mosaic depicts Emperor Leon VI and

Jesus.

The interior of the Ayasofya

Another picture of the interior of the Ayasofya

There are 6 large wooden circles decorating

the interior of the Ayasofya. Written on them

are the names of Allah, the prophet Muhammed, and

the first four caliphs.

Another picture of the Ayasofya

Still the Ayasofya...

And another picture of the Ayasofya

Part of the ceiling of the Ayasofya

And another picture

Still the Ayasofya

I thought the Ayasofya was gorgeous,

so I took a lot of pictures...

Another view of the ceiling

This mosaic depicts the Virgin Mary and

Jesus as a baby. Standing next to them are

two emperors.

View of the interior of the Ayasofya

as seen from the second floor.

This mosaic depicts the Virgin Mary, Jesus,

and St. John the Baptist.

Süleymaniye Camii (Süleymaniye Mosque)

Another picture of the Süleymaniye Camii

Picture of the ceiling of the Süleymaniye

Camii

Another view of the interior of the Süleymaniye

Camii

The entrance to the Dolmabahçe Palace

Topkapı Sarayı (Topkapı Palace)

Courtyard of Topkapı Sarayı

Topkapı Sarayı

Camii in Ortaköy (it means middle village,

and it's a neighborhood in İstanbul).