Interesting places in Eminönü :

Cankurtaran		Hagia Sophia
Sultanahmet Mimarmehmet Ağa		Sultanahmet
Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)		Topkapi Palace
Süleymaniye		Suleymaniye Mosque Complex
Hobyar		Rüstem Paşa
Suleymaniye Mosque		Küçük Ayasofya
Yeni Cami (The New Mosque)		Binbirdirek
Istanbul Archaeology Museum		Alemdar
Beyazıt		Sultan Ahmet Square
Cevahir Bedesten (jewelry market)		Sirkeci
Turkish Islamic Arts Museum		Hocapaşa
Küçuk Ayasofya Camii (Little Hagia Sophia)		Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque
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the Eminönü is part of ISTANBUL , Fatih (District) .

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Blue Mosque - IstanBlue (HDR)
Made by Kuzeytac
You can Tweet THIS by clicking HERE:) Explore #3 18.06.09 Published here:) (see page 2) Answering the Questions:) No, I didn't delete anyone, it was the afternoon, so it wasn't early either. It was HOT that day.. And everyone was in front of the entrance where there was a shadow of the main building. Only a mother and child was there and I waited patiently for them to get out of my view.. Yeah.. I thought I was a lucky dude too;) Details; -Canon 400D Rebel Xti + Sigma 10-20 -> Hand Held -3 RAW's (-1.50, 0.00, +1.50) - Blended in Photomatix; Tonemapped with Details Enhancer - Lucis Art SE; Sculpture Mode strength 2, Smooth Detail 3, Mix Original 80 - Imagenomic Noiseware Pro - A bit of sharpening with Nik Sharpener Pro Exif: * Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500) * ISO Speed: 100 * Aperture: f/8.0 * Metering Mode: Multi-segment Evaluative * Focal Length: 10 mm * Exposure Program: Manual * Flash: Off * White Balance: Manual Daylight SPRİNG CLEANİNG; (26.06.2011) 348 comments has been erased. Because; -Invites without comments -Award codes without comments -And because of these I couldn't read the REAL comments in all that clutter, especially due to the Flickrs New Page. And I thank to every one who did write something, really it made me happy to see so much..


The mystical light of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Made by eftimov-schenk-schwartz
Sailing to Byzantium That is no country for old men. The young In one another's arms, birds in the trees - Those dying generations - at their song, The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas, Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long Whatever is begotten, born, and dies. Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect. An aged man is but a paltry thing, A tattered coat upon a stick, unless Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing For every tatter in its mortal dress, Nor is there singing school but studying Monuments of its own magnificence; And therefore I have sailed the seas and come To the holy city of Byzantium. O sages standing in God's holy fire As in the gold mosaic of a wall, Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre, And be the singing-masters of my soul. Consume my heart away; sick with desire And fastened to a dying animal It knows not what it is; and gather me Into the artifice of eternity. Once out of nature I shall never take My bodily form from any natural thing, But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make Of hammered gold and gold enamelling To keep a drowsy Emperor awake; Or set upon a golden bough to sing To lords and ladies of Byzantium Of what is past, or passing, or to come. -- William Butler Yeats (2006)


Istanbul - Büyük Valide Han
Made by Kalsa (m.a.mondini)
Büyük Valide Han İn the 17th century the mother of Sultan Murat IV, Kosem Valide Sultan ordered to built the Büyük Valide Han. The biggest and oldest han of Istanbul has 366 rooms. The Valide Han was the trade centre of the Iranian who have established themselves there previoly. Earlier the Iranian owned the stores there, but currently not as much as they used to. An Armenian, in 1567, has opened the first Armenian print office there. The Iranian continued this habbit. The religious state officers could not decide whether the Koran should be printed or not, the Iranian however began to print the koran illegally. Later one started also to print popular books illegally. When the publishers mentioned the text “without a stamp the books are fake”, the printing offices in the Valide Han did the same. The Han is still continuing its mission. The Han has 3 courtyards what is uncommon in the hans of istanbul. The Han is located in Çakmakçılar Yokuşu in Eminönü www.allinistanbul.com/?p=514 it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravanserraglio Explore 30.09.2010 - #95 ( 01.10.2010)at 16.51 pm)


Istanbul
Made by AndreaPucci
Turchia, Istanbul, Inverno 2011 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7n95U4pIE Il ponte di Galata (Galata Köprüsü in turco) è un ponte che attraversa il Corno d'oro a Istanbul, Turchia. Dalla fine del 19 ° secolo in particolare, il ponte è stato citato nella letteratura, teatro, poesia e romanzi della turchia. La Moschea Nuova (Turco: Yeni Cami) è una moschea ottomana imperiale situata nel quartiere di Eminönü. Si trova sul Corno d'Oro a sud del ponte di Galata. Si tratta di uno dei più noti monumenti di Istanbul. The Galata Bridge (in Turkish Galata Köprüsü) is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels. The New Mosque (Turkish: Yeni Cami) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. It is one of the best-known sights of Istanbul.


Incanto sotterraneo / Subterranean enchantment (Explore!!!)
Made by AndreaPucci
Turchia, Istanbul, Inverno 2010 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7n95U4pIE La cisterna della basilica (in turco: Sarayi Yerebatan - palazzo sommerso, o Yerebatan Sarnici - cisterna sommersa), è la più grande di alcune centinaia di antiche cisterne che si trovavano sotto la città di Istanbul (in precedenza Costantinopoli), Turchia. La cisterna, situata 150 m a sud-ovest della Basilica di Santa Sofia, sulla penisola storica di Sarayburnu, è stata costruita nel 6° secolo durante il regno dell'imperatore bizantino Giustiniano I. The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı - Sunken Palace, or Yerebatan Sarnıcı - Sunken Cistern), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey. The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.


Hagia Sophia Istanbul........ For Mabsuuta
Made by keithhull
X Well back from Istanbul now totally exhausted, but what an amazing city. Had to use a shot of Haghia Sophia as it was the first place I visited. It is surely one of the most extraordinary buildings in the world. It was constructed as a church by the emperor Justinian in 537 AD and demonstrates the skill of building in the byzantine world in the 6th century. Almost impossible to imagine it still stands over the city 1,400 after it was built. It was converted into a mosque in the fifteenth century it is now a museum. Many thanks to Mabsuuta for all her travel advice. The shot was taken with the use of my well travelled tripod without flash I will make every effort to catch up with all your recent posts and I hope you are all well THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT HAVE A GREAT DAY To see keithhull's Most Interesting Photos on Flickriver


Tek Sen / Only You
Made by Kuzeytac
Explore #3 23.04.2009 Thank you all! You can Tweet THIS by clicking HERE:) *************************** TEMA-Genç TEMA ve Fotoalem ortak projesi olan Doğa Yeniden Uyanıyor konulu yarışmada, paylaşıma açılan 918 eser arasından seçilerek ilk 50 eser içinde yer alan ve sergilenmeye değer görülmüştür. In the well known cooperation TEMA's Contest: This photo has been picked in the first 50 photos within the 918 photos , and got the right to be exhibited. SPRİNG CLEANİNG; (26.06.2011) 337 comments has been erased. Because; -Invites without comments -Award codes without comments -And because of these I couldn't read the REAL comments in all that clutter, especially due to the Flickrs New Page. And I thank to every one who did write something, really it made me happy to see so much..


Süleymaniye'de Bayram Sabahı / Süleymaniye Mosque - İstanbul
Made by Celalettin Güneş
... En güzel mabedi olsun diye en son dinin Budur öz şekli hayal ettiği mimarının. Görebilsin diye sonsuzluğu her yerden iyi, Seçmiş İstanbul'un ufkunda bu kudsi tepeyi; Taşımış harcını gazileri, serdarıyle, Taşı yenmiş nice bin işcisi, mimarıyle. Hür ve engin vatanın hem gece, hem gündüzüne, Uhrevi bir kapı açmiş buradan gökyüzüne, Taa ki geçsin ezeli rahmete ruh orduları.. Bir neferdir bu zafer mabedinin mimari. Ulu mabed! Seni ancak bu sabah anlıyorum; Ben de bir varisin olmakla bügün mağrurum; Bir zaman hendeseden abide zannettimdi; Kubben altında bu cumhura bakarken şimdi, Senelerden beri ru'yada görüp özlediğim Cedlerin mağfiret iklimine girmiş gibiyim. Dili bir, gönlü bir, imanı bir insan yığını Görüyor varliğının bir yere toplandığını; ... Yahya Kemal


Blue in the Blue Mosque
Made by CharlesFred
The sun came out finally in Istanbul after a long period of cold and cloud, just in time to capture this beaiutiful sight. I was in Istanbul for a day as an extended stop-over on my way back from Saudi Arabia. I had noticed that the weather page on yahoo.com was forecasting a nice sunny day and, as it turned out, after a cool, cloudy start, the sun came out, the temperature shot up and the jackets came off. Apart from meeting Jean Paul (see below), it was so great to be back in my favouritre city after being away for more than a year, enhanced by the fact that Istanbul is in the middle of the tulip season, adding colour to almost every corner of the city. Istanbul rightly reclaiming its name as the tulip capital of the world.


Hagia Sophia, İstanbul
Made by Nejdet Düzen
Thanks for the sponsorship of Veni Vidi Travel... www.venividitravel.com/ Hagia Sophia is a great architectural beauty and an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires. Once a church, later a mosque, and now a museum at the Turkish Republic, Hagia Sophia has always been the precious of its time. The mystical city Istanbul hosted many civilizations since centuries, of which Byzantium and Ottoman Empires were both the most famous ones. The city today carries the characteristics of these two different cultures and surely Hagia Sophia is a perfect synthesis where one can observe both Ottoman and Byzantium effects under one great dome.


Private
Made by Sator Arepo
250.000 views! Thank you! - It is absolutely incredible to me that just a few hours ago, Doña Julia was the only woman who existed, and now, now, there is the magnificent Sultana Gulbeyaz. (Don Juan de Marco - 1994) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Imperial Harem (Harem-i Hümayûn) is one of the sections of the private apartments of the sultan. The harem was home to the Sultan's mother, the Valide Sultan; the concubines and wives of the Sultan; and the rest of his family, including children; and their servants. (Source: Wikipedia) Imperial Harem - Topkapi - Istanbul - Turkey More Istanbul photos .


Tulip Days '09 Istanbul
Made by Kuzeytac
Explore #87 02.04.2009 With my BRAND NEW CANON 70-300mm IS USM :)) Trying to get familiar with my new toy:) This is what they used in Istanbul this year. You can Tweet THIS by clicking HERE:) SPRİNG CLEANİNG; (26.06.2011) 196 comments has been erased. Because; -Invites without comments -Award codes without comments -And because of these I couldn't read the REAL comments in all that clutter, especially due to the Flickrs New Page. And I thank to every one who did write something, really it made me happy to see so much..


Prima di entrare nella moschea / Before entering the mosque
Made by AndreaPucci
Turchia, Istanbul, Inverno 2011 La Moschea di Solimano (Turco: Süleymaniye Camii) è un moschea imperiale ottomana situata sul terzo colle di Istanbul, in Turchia. E' la seconda più grande moschea della città, e uno dei luoghi più noti di Istanbul. Prima di pregare, i musulmani devono lavarsi mani, braccia, piedi, caviglie, testa e collo in acqua corrente. The Süleymaniye Mosque (Turkish: Süleymaniye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the second largest mosque in the city, and one of the best-known sights of Istanbul. Before praying, muslims must wash hands, arms, feet, ankles, head & neck in running water.


Blue Mosque, Istanbul
Made by Nejdet Düzen
Thanks for the sponsorship of Veni Vidi Travel... www.venividitravel.com/ Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque by many tourists because of its bluish interior decoration, is the most important mosque of Istanbul standing next to the Byzantine Hippodrome in the old city center. It was built by the Ottoman sultan Ahmed I between 1609 - 1616 facing Hagia Sophia, in order to compete with it. Its architect was Sedefkar Mehmet Aga, a poet and inlayer as well, and a student of the greatest architect Sinan. When Ahmed I died in 1617, he was buried near the mosque and a mausoleum was built over his tomb.


The little Prince
Made by keithhull
X Saw this little boy and his mother in the courtyard of the New Mosque on the Waterfront of Istanbul I was able to check with her if it was alright to take the shot but my Turkish is certainly not good enough to ask why he was dressed in such a splendid fashion. It was the day that Turkey celebrated its 86th anniversary as a Republic so it may have something to do with that. Anyway they made a striking pair Perhaps Abigail or Ela can cast light on the mystery THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT HAVE A GREAT DAY To see keithhull's Most Interesting Photos on Flickriver


The Tomb of Sultan II Selim, Istanbul
Made by Nejdet Düzen
Thanks for the sponsorship of Veni Vidi Travel... www.venividitravel.com/ The tomb (türbe) of Selim II (1566-1574) was built after his death in 1577. Its site to the southwest of the Hagia Sophia was prepared during extensive repairs conducted during the sultan's rule when the immediate vicinity of the converted cathedral was cleared of residential structures. The tombs of his son Murad III (1574-1595) and his grandson Mehmed III (1595-1603) were built later at either side of his tomb. Inside the tomb, lie his wife Nurbanu Sultan, as well as Gevherhan and Ismihan Sultans.


Yeni Camii ( The New Mosque ), Istanbul
Made by Nejdet Düzen
Thanks for the sponsorship of Veni Vidi Travel... www.venividitravel.com/ The New Valide Mosque complex, which is opposite the Egyptian Bazaar in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, has the feature of having a long construction term during Ottoman History.Its construction had been started on behalf of Safiye Sultan, a wife of Sultan Murad III. (1546 -1595), in 1597, and after its construction was stopped in 1661, it was restarted to be built by Valide Tarhan Sultan, mother of IV Mehmet (1642–1693). After a Friday prayer service, it was opened to the public in 1663.


We Are All Reaching Up In Our Own Way...
Made by Kuzeytac
I wasn't sure which one to put, some said the first one, so I decided to put both of them together. Selected as PICTURE OF THE WEEK 11-2009 at . Thank you! You can Tweet THIS by clicking HERE:) SPRİNG CLEANİNG; (26.06.2011) 241 comments has been erased. Because; -Invites without comments -Award codes without comments -And because of these I couldn't read the REAL comments in all that clutter, especially due to the Flickrs New Page. And I thank to every one who did write something, really it made me happy to see so much..


If man is 5...
Made by Pensiero
Yerebatan Saray (Cistern), Istanbul - Turkey There was a guy An under water guy who controlled the sea Got killed by ten million pounds of sludge From new york and new jersey This monkeys gone to heaven The creature in the sky Got sucked in ahole Now theres a hole in the sky And the grounds not cold And if the grounds not cold Everything is gonna burn Well all take turns I'll get mine, too This monkeys gone to haven Rock me joe! If man is 5 Then the devil is 6 Then God is 7 This monkeys gone to heaven Pixies, Monkey gone to Heaven (Listen)


Hidden Beauty
Made by Kuzeytac
Explore #7 15.06.2009 Front Page and Interestingness Front Page You can Tweet THIS by clicking HERE:) I felt a bit flowery today... The new photos just have to wait:)) SPRİNG CLEANİNG; (26.06.2011) 425 comments has been erased. Because; -Invites without comments -Award codes without comments -And because of these I couldn't read the REAL comments in all that clutter, especially due to the Flickrs New Page. And I thank to every one who did write something, really it made me happy to see so much..