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March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013
Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
Photograph by Fatih Pinar, Anzenberger/Redux
Snow dusts the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. Built in the 1550s, the mosque was designed by court architect Sinan in honor of the sultan of sultans, Süleyman I, who raised the Ottoman Empire to the height of its glory in the 16th century.
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