A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Üsküdar)
The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Iskele Mosque, Jetty Mosque, Üsküdar Quay Mosque, Turkish: Mihrimah Sultan Camii, İskele Camii) is one of Üsküdar’s most well-known landmarks, and…
History
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Rüstem Pasha Mosque, Turkey)
The Rüstem Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Rüstem Paşa Camii) was built for Rüstem Paşa, Grand Vizier to Süleyman the Magnificent, by the renowned Ottoman architect Mimar…
The History Of War Bonds
During World War I (WWI), war bonds were sold to both retail and wholesale buyers, with the aim of raising enough money to fund the…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Şehzade Mosque, Turkey)
The Şehzade Mosque (Turkish: Şehzade Camii, from the original Persian شاهزاده Šāhzādeh, meaning “prince”), also known as the Princes’ Mosque, is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Haseki Sultan Complex, Turkey)
The Haseki Sultan Complex, also known as Hürrem Sultan Complex (Turkish: Haseki Hürrem Sultan Külliyesi) is located in the Haseki region which takes its name…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Muradiye Mosque, Turkey)
Ottoman Sultan Murad II founded the Muradiye Mosque (Turkish: Muradiye Camii) on a hill northeast of the city that overlooks the palace grounds (Sarayiçi) to…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Grand Mosque of Bursa, Turkey)
The Grand Mosque of Bursa (Turkish: Bursa Ulu Camii) one of the city’s oldest mosques, is situated near the markets in the heart of the…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Eyüp Sultan Mosque, Turkey)
The Eyüp Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Eyüp Sultan Camii) is a very unique and holy mosque for the Islamic world; it is located in the district…
Huaynaputina Volcano
Huaynaputina (/waɪnəpʊˈtiːnə/ WY-nə-puu-TEE-nə; Spanish: wajnapuˈtina) is a small volcano situated 26 kilometers south of Ubinas volcano in southern Peru. It is the result of the…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Kalenderhane Mosque, Turkey)
Kalenderhane Mosque (Turkish: Kalenderhane Camii), like Hagia Sophia, Zeyrek Mosque (Pantokrator Monastery), and Fethiye Mosque, is a Byzantine church in Istanbul, Turkey, that was converted…
Fasil Ghebbi, Ethiopia
The Fasil Ghebbi (Amharic: ፋሲል ግቢ) is situated in the Amhara National Regional State of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, in the North Gondar…
Çamlıca Mosque, Turkey
The Grand Çamlıca Mosque (Pronounced: Chamlija; Turkish: Büyük Çamlıca Camii), Turkey’s largest and most impressive mosque, is the product of the Turkish government’s desire to…
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