Hagia Sophie - or ayasofya in Turkish - is a Christian church turned into a mosque. When this church was turned into a mosque, no images of Christ (or other religious figures) could be depicted; this is a principle of Islam. To cover up these images, muslims painted over the christian mosaics. During the restoration such paintings were removed. Ironically, painting over the mosaics effectively preserved them.
Christian mosaics. 
Islamic paintings (there are mosaics underneath). 
Both christian and Islamic symbols. 
The Basilica Cistern. This was used in the James bond movie From Russia with Love.
Italy is known for its coffee and wine, and Turkey is known for its Turkish Delight. This is a soft, chewy candy, often with nuts in the middle, that is covered in powdered sugar. At first, I really didn't like them, but now I'm beginning to become a fan of the pistachio kind. They come in all flavors (rose, mint, nuts, etc.).
Cigarette Cartons
Cigarette cartons from Turkey! Also, these pictures will give you a taste as to how foreign Turkish is! Seriously, I look around and often cannot understand any of the street signs. I tried using google translate on these, but the warnings did not make sense in English.
No comments:
Post a Comment