| Looking towards the mihrab, the focal point of a mosque. The lines are cables holding the lights in position. |
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Suleiman's Mosque
Each sultan built great mosques to reflect their power and devotion. Suleiman was the most powerful and richest of the Ottoman sultans and his mosque is the largest in Istanbul. Its layout is very similar to Aya Sofya, but where that was a church modified to a mosque, this is a purpose-built mosque.
| Looking towards the mihrab, the focal point of a mosque. The lines are cables holding the lights in position. |
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The dome of the mosque. The circles and semicircle contain texts from the Koran. |
All the decoration is hand painted.
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