The next day we went back to the Grand Bazaar to buy a pile of souvenirs and after lunch we went to the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent.
Outside the huge Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent, completed in 1557.
In the cemetery you find the large Mausoleum of Suleyman and also the smaller Mausoleum of Roxelana his wife.
The headstones in the cemetery each have two stones, the larger stone was inscribed with the epitaph and the smaller was for decoration.
The outer courtyard, including an ablution area.
The inner courtyard. The domed porticos look decorative, but they are also functional, providing shade in summer and shelter in winter. The old marble fountain was used for ablution - ritual cleansing before worship.
Looking through to the outer courtyard.
Tiles over the doorway.
Inside the mosque is huge, peaceful, elegant and very beautiful.
The impressive dome is 90 feet in diameter.
One of the lovely stained glass windows.
View of the Bosphorus from the Mosque's garden.
A Turkish Tea Garden.
Lots of people with their nargile, otherwise known as as a water pipe, hubbly-bubbly, etc.
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