We are in the courtyard of what we tourists call the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul. (Our guide, Halit, said when he was young they called it Islammul, meaning many of Islam, but it morphed into Istanbul.) The mosque was "built in 5 years" according to Halit. Everything was built in a very short time in Turkey. Cathedrals took 20 to 50 years in England, but everything he showed us was built in a year, 5 or 7.
This is actually looking up at the ceiling inside the mosque. They allow visitors during non-prayer time. I neglected to take a picture of the amazing red carpet on the floor. it is a beautiful building, with a huge open space for prayers, five times a day.
We are in the courtyard of what we tourists call the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul. (Our guide, Halit, said when he was young they called it Islammul, meaning many of Islam, but it morphed into Istanbul.) The mosque was "built in 5 years" according to Halit. Everything was built in a very short time in Turkey. Cathedrals took 20 to 50 years in England, but everything he showed us was built in a year, 5 or 7. 
This is actually looking up at the ceiling inside the mosque. They allow visitors during non-prayer time. I neglected to take a picture of the amazing red carpet on the floor. it is a beautiful building, with a huge open space for prayers, five times a day.
5 comments:
That is awesome. You guys have all the fun.
Prayers can get a lot closer to heaven with a ceiling like that. Wow.
:) I like Mike's comment. My dad always used to tell us to be careful not to let our prayers stick to the ceiling. Insincere prayers tend to do that.
That is great-- you guys are seeing some awesome things!
More, more, I want more pictures!
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