Blue Mosque
Whirling Dervishes
Grand Bazaar
Belly dancer
Çemberlitas Baths
Pouring water at the Çemberlitas Baths
Candy shop
Cherry juice vendors
Grand Bazaar vendor
Sultan Ahmet Mosque
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Blue Mosque
The fluted minarets and domes of Istanbul's commanding Sultanahmet Mosque, more commonly known as the Blue Mosque, overlook the Sea of Marmara.
Photograph by Giovanni Simeone/SIME-4Corners

A Tour Through Istanbul

See Istanbul photos in this gallery from National Geographic’s Ultimate City Guide for Istanbul.

January 07, 2010

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