Sunday, January 30, 2011

‘Mosques in Istanbul,’ an illuminating new guide book for Istanbul

"‘Mosques in Istanbul,’ an illuminating new guide book for Istanbul

NIKI GAMM
ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News
In his book 'Mosques of Istanbul,' architectural historian Henry Matthews describes the mosques he has chosen in chronological order. The special features of each of the mosques are pointed out, as well as some of the background on how the mosque came to be built, whether the patron was a sultan or one of the powerful women who ruled the Ottoman Empire "

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