New Mosque
by Joan Carroll
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12.000 x 8.000 inches
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Title
New Mosque
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
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The New Mosque (Yeni Camii or Valide Sultan Camii) is located in the Eminonu district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is a defining feature of the Istanbul skyline, overlooking the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge and close to the Egyptian Spice Market. It is It is not really a new mosque, having been built in the 1600s. The exterior consists of a great courtyard, two minarets, and a cascade of sixty-six domes cascading down from a central dome. The courtyard is 39 m square, bordered by a columned peristyle covered by 24 small domes. An elegant ablution fountain is in the center but is no longer used. The interior of the mosque is 41 m square, while the dome sits 36 m high. The interior is decorated with Iznik tiles, named after a town in western Anatolia.
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April 24th, 2012
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