In the Presence of God, Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

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The Süleymaniye Mosque was built on the order of Sultan Süleyman (Süleyman the Magnificent) was fortunate to be able to draw on the talents of the architectural genius of Sinan Pasha. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1558.

This vast religious complex called the Süleymaniye blended Islamic and Byzantine architectural elements. It combines tall, slender minarets with large domed buildings supported by half domes in the style of the Byzantine church Hagia Sophia (which the Ottomans converted into the mosque of Aya Sofya).

During World War I the courtyard was used as a weapons depot and the mosque suffered fire. Not until 1956 was it fully restored. Also, subsequent repairs damaged what was left of the original decoration of Sinan (recent cleaning has shown that Sinan experimented first with blue, before turning red the dominant color of the dome).

Taken in: Turkey / İstanbul / İstanbul / Süleymaniye (show map)

Taken on: October 13, 2012

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Camera: Nikon D5100, f/10.0, 1/10 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5100
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Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.1 sec (1/10)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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Light Source:	Cloudy
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Macintosh
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