The Wandering Scot

An occasional travel journal.
 Cyprus

Istanbul 2018

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Aya Sofia

Omphalion, Aya Sofia, Istanbul 2018
Omphalion
Note that the Mihrab is slightly offset, Aya Sofia, Istanbul 2018
Note that the Mihrab is slightly offset
Ornamental detail: Note the swastikas, Aya Sofia, Istanbul 2018
Ornamental detail: Note the swastikas
Aya Sofia from Karakoy, Istanbul 2018
Aya Sofia from Karakoy

Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque: missing half a minaret, Istanbul 2018
Blue Mosque: missing half a minaret

Around Istanbul

Soleyman Mosque from Karakoy, Around Istanbul, Istanbul 2018
Soleyman Mosque from Karakoy
Mandatory visit to the Grand Bazaar, Around Istanbul, Istanbul 2018
Mandatory visit to the Grand Bazaar
Hippodrome: Egyptian Obelisk, Around Istanbul, Istanbul 2018
Hippodrome: Egyptian Obelisk
Hippodrome: Serpent Column from Delphi, Around Istanbul, Istanbul 2018
Hippodrome: Serpent Column from Delphi

Mosaic Museum


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