VISIT WEB SITE OF FAMOUS TURKISH ARCHITECT SINAN
by neodue
If you go to Istanbul ,you can see the a lots of Mosque in the City.One of the best is SULEYMANIYE and SEHZADE and hundreds of monument around Ottoman Empire.
This website is respect for the SINAN
Ḳoca Mi‘mār Sinān Āġā (April 15, 1489 - July 17, 1588) was the chief Ottoman architect for sultans Selim I, Suleiman I, Selim II and Murad III. He was, during a period of fifty years, responsible for the construction or the supervision of every major building in the Ottoman Empire. More than three hundred structures are credited to his name, exclusive of his more modest projects, such as his Koran schools (sibyan mektebs).
His masterpiece is the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, although his most famous work is the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul. He had under him an extensive governmental department and trained many assistants who, in turn, distinguished themselves, including Sedefhar Mehmet Ağa, architect of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque. He is considered the greatest architect of the classical period, and is often compared to Michelangelo as a Western contemporary. The stature of Michelangelo and his plans for St Peter's Basilica in Rome were well-known in Istanbul, since he (and also Leonardo da Vinci) received an invitation to build a bridge over the Bosphorus.
He was born form a christian family. (greek or armenian)this is not clear and he was joined
janissaries and growned up as a muslim soldier. He initially learned carpentry and mathematics but through his intellectual qualities and
ambitions, he soon assisted the leading architects and got his training as an architect.
Three years later he became a skilled architect and engineer. During this time, he was also trained as a cadet (acemioğlan) over six years before being admitted to the brotherhood of Janissaries.
A foundation build that web site
http://www.sinanasaygi.com/en/index.asp respect to sinan and you can see some of the monuments which he has build.
Information Please, Not the Knife!
by mrclay2000
The Sirkeci Railway station houses one of the city's few tourist information bureaus. It was here that I asked specifics about the Bosporus cruise and the bus to Rumeli Hisari. Those of you who like murder mysteries might recognize this station for the terminus of the fabled Orient Express. Agatha Christie herself once stayed in the Grande Hotel de Pera across the Galata Bridge.
Into the Mosque ...
by goga4444
Before you enter the Mosque , you have to take of your shoes , and enter without them .
Nice young man in front of the Blue Mosque gave us bags to put our shoes in ... You can see some wet feet on pic LOL ( so there wont be any confusion , my feet got wet before entering the mosque It was snowing in Istanbul , my shoes were not exactly prepared for that ... :)
Cherry fruit
by FruitLover
Cherries pic sent by Didem (VT:black&white)
shot on a ferry from Yalova to Istanbul.
Facts about CHERRY:
The genus containing cherry trees also includes plums, peaches, almonds, and apricots.
The ancestors of most of the modern cultivated varieties of cherry are probably the sweet, or dessert, cherry and the sour, or pie, cherry. The sweet cherry tree is frequently planted for its fruit and for its beauty when in flower, and also for its value as a timber tree.
The Cherry is native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with two species in North America, three in Europe, and the remainder in Asia.
BEYAZIT SQUARE & MONUMENTAL GATE
by balhannah
Beyazit Square was built in 393AD
There was a gigantic Triumphal Arch in the center decorated by bronze bull heads, hence the name "Forum Tauri" (Square of Bulls).
All that remains are a few marble blocks and column fragments from the Triumphal Arch.
Nothing remains from the largest monumental fountain in the city, which was supplied water by means of the Aqueduct of Valens.
Nearby, is the University of Istanbul now occupying the ground on which Mehmet the Conqueror built his first palace. The monumental gate of the university and the fire lookout tower in the garden are from the 19th century.
Plenty of Pigeons were in the square as a Lady was selling seed.
Quite close to the Grand Bazaar.
WHERE......BY THE ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY
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Egyptian Obelisk at the Hippodrome
Superb scallop-shell stoop
The hands of Jesus
Ferry Stopped at Sariyer
