City of Mosques continue – Thành phố Istanbul nhà thờ hồi giáo (part 2)

Istanbul is truly a city of mosques.

For a snap trip like what I did, 4 days is not really fair to a proper mosque investigator and explorer. Within the tight schedule, I managed to get through the 3 major sites in the previous post. My favourite is actually the New Mosque by the harbour Eminönü, the water front area near the sea where you’ll find the best freshly grilled sardine sandwich and a display of fishing lovers crowding the bridge surface.

Above: Galata Bridge. Funny the poster on the far side have fish in the ad? or at least they look like one!

Above: Cruising the River.

This is the New Mosque

and some shots of the mosques design within the area….

Above: washing fountain in the previous entry.

More details of the interior will be uploaded later. But there’s more one major Mosque I have not been to is the Süleymaniye Mosque

…Tulip Mosque and many others….the city is truly a central hub or all you Mosque need. All you need to do in order to enjoy them:  a pair of your utmost comfy walking shoes, dress conservatively, a good eye attached to a good camera, an enormous respect for art, design and religion even if you might have preconception about Islam. Mosques of Istanbul will melt your heart just by looking up at them. You’ll come out more ‘mosque-ness’ than ever before.

Related posts:

1. City of Mosques – thành phố của các nhà thờ Hồi Giáo (part 1)
2. Artificials – part 1 of the Modernity asthetics