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another scene from the same room with a view

slept in till 11am

(hard day at the office)

answered some questions on stage in front of an invited audience

spent the afternoon on a whistle stop guided tour of istanbul

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sophia mosque

built as a christian church,

turned into a muslim mosque

now a museum...

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mohamed, mary with jesus and allah

religions collide

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basilica cistern

a cunning roman construct for keeping water safe during times of siege and invasion.

this room would have been full of water.

feels very 'tomb raider' now

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medusa

medusa

deliberately placed on her side to please two religions simultaneously

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medusa again

deliberately placed upside down to please two religions simultaneously

medusa protects places

columns were re-appropraited from existing structures as empires changed hands

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another view of sophia mosque

istanbul is the only city to cross two continents, don't cha know?

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the blue mosque

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i LOVE hearing the call to prayer

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whistle stop tour ended up at the grand bazar: the world's first shopping mall

too much to see in one afternoon

Perous Secret Diary - Keep Out: December 18, 2015