domes 20110429_68 20110429_72 20110429_75 Blue Mosque Glorious Tulips in the Park A round view of Mehmet Akif Ersoy Parkı Million 20110429_74 Red tram Mehmet Akif Ersoy Parkı Cafe Grande Haghia Sophia over the rooftops Haghia Sophia Blue Mosque minarets and gulls Cafe & Nargile Imperial Gate Dome Yard Info central roundel Ebony and mother-of-pearl door Windows Dome Calligraphic roundel Tiles Sarcophagi Info Light Sarcophagi Dome Calligraphic band Info Iznik tiles Lobby Entrance to the Mausoleum of Sultan Mehmed III Rococo decoration above the doorway Floral tiles Calligraphic band - detail Tulips in the Park Cloister easterly view, evening 20110429_77 Great bronze door Sultanahmet Gift Shop Blue Mosque, evening light Asian Turkey evening, Blue Mosque gull, waiting The sarcophagi Information Mausoleum of Sultan Mehmed III Ottoman calligraphy decorated arch dome Three sons 20110427_77 Upside-down Medusa head Reclining Medusa head 20110427_78 Cistern Cafe mopping 20110427_85 20110427_101 20110427_98 20110427_102 20110427_99 20110427_100 nom nom Blue Mosque with gulls 20110427_09 Golden grille Haghia Sophia 20110427_21 20110427_13 Gate of Salutations the Sultan's loge Mosaic: angel with 6 wings Entrance to the Audience Chamber 20110427_17 Spare bits of archaeology where the pigeons roost Hand-print of the Virgin Mary 20110427_08 20110427_23 20110427_22 a layer of lights 20110427_03 20110427_14 Süleyman the Magnificent a modest cupboard 20110427_20 ornate capital Emperor (thought to be Leo VI, the Wise) kneeling… the Sultan's loge 20110427_25 gallery 20110427_24 John and Irene pierced marble Constantine and Zoë