Top 7 Mosques of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul does not have a shortage of mosques. There are small ones, big ones, new ones, old ones, simple ones, ornate ones, functioning ones, and ones that have been secularized. A boat trip along any part of the Bosphorus reveals exactly how plentiful mosques are in this city 鈥� everywhere you look while on the water, you can see that there are spires poking up into the sky proclaiming 鈥淵ep! Here lies another one!鈥�
If you are a fan of history, architecture, and/or art, the abundance of mosques is a good thing in that you won鈥檛 soon run out of them to look at. While each mosque is beautiful in its own way, there are some that stand out from the pack. Each mosque I chose for this list stood out for me in terms of atmosphere, beauty, and location.
In no particular order, here is a list of the Top 7 mosques you should visit on your trip to Istanbul:
R眉stempa艧a Camii, or Rustem Pasha Mosque in English, is a beautiful example of an Ottoman mosque. To me, it was beautiful both for its looks and for the fact that it was uncrowded. It isn鈥檛 as famous as other mosques in Istanbul and I鈥檓 not sure why as its tile work is quite amazing. Maybe because it is smaller in size or 鈥渄ifficult鈥� to find? True, it isn鈥檛 situated in an open plaza like the Blue Mosque or the New Mosque; instead, it is smack in the middle of the Has谋rc谋lar 脟ar艧谋s谋 (Strawmat Weavers Market) in the Emin枚n眉 area. However, we found it easily enough. While I didn鈥檛 see any mats of straw at the market, there were tons of everything else and the hustle and bustle meant if you happened to take one step too many while looking in the wrong direction, you鈥檒l totally miss the entrance to the mosque. So my tip for R眉stem Pasha is PAY ATTENTION. Shop later! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
If you are a fan of history, architecture, and/or art, the abundance of mosques is a good thing in that you won鈥檛 soon run out of them to look at. While each mosque is beautiful in its own way, there are some that stand out from the pack. Each mosque I chose for this list stood out for me in terms of atmosphere, beauty, and location.
In no particular order, here is a list of the Top 7 mosques you should visit on your trip to Istanbul:
R眉stempa艧a Camii, or Rustem Pasha Mosque in English, is a beautiful example of an Ottoman mosque. To me, it was beautiful both for its looks and for the fact that it was uncrowded. It isn鈥檛 as famous as other mosques in Istanbul and I鈥檓 not sure why as its tile work is quite amazing. Maybe because it is smaller in size or 鈥渄ifficult鈥� to find? True, it isn鈥檛 situated in an open plaza like the Blue Mosque or the New Mosque; instead, it is smack in the middle of the Has谋rc谋lar 脟ar艧谋s谋 (Strawmat Weavers Market) in the Emin枚n眉 area. However, we found it easily enough. While I didn鈥檛 see any mats of straw at the market, there were tons of everything else and the hustle and bustle meant if you happened to take one step too many while looking in the wrong direction, you鈥檒l totally miss the entrance to the mosque. So my tip for R眉stem Pasha is PAY ATTENTION. Shop later! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Top 7 Mosques of Istanbul
Guide Location: Turkey » Istanbul
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kendra Seignoret
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Turkey » Istanbul
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kendra Seignoret
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- R眉stem Pasha Mosque
- New Mosque
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque
- Ey眉p Sultan Mosque
- Mihrimah Sultan
- S眉leymaniye Mosque
- Little Hagia Sophia
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