This is the dome of the Blue Mosque. We started with a walk through the Hippodrome with its Theodosius Obelisk and Serpentine Column. The obelisk came from Egypt and the column is only partly intake, the other portion having been looted by one of the Italian city states (Venice or Genoa?). There was a lot of looting going on back then, in particular during the Crusades.
The Blue Mosque is still in use as a mosque, but visitors are welcome when not in use for prayers. It is an impressive structure with tiles in a tulip and rose pattern, symbolic of Allah and Mohammed, respectively.
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