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My Istanbul Impressions

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Adele D. Oliver

Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

My Istanbul Impressions

The Hagia Sophia Mosque

through the glass door to the balcony of our little hotel.

Hagia Sophia (from the Greek: "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Greek Orthodox patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its construction in 537 until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople,[1] except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.[2]

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Charly Charity 27/07/2015 21:53
Ein herrlicher Panoramablick über Istambul und die berühmte Moschee. *****
Besonders schön finde ich den Vogel im Vordergrund und die angeschnittene Balkonbrüstung^^
lg Dagmar
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silvanaW 30/01/2015 21:58
*****
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Janos Gardonyi 11/12/2014 1:50
++++++++++++ great one......janos
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Jim McKinniss 06/12/2014 22:15
Wonderful photo and I love the bird.

Jim
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Alexa frost 04/12/2014 19:26
A great view from your hotel. It gives us a good idea of what we will see with your pictures.
Il like this crow in first plan !
Hug !
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co volo 2 02/12/2014 22:49
Scheu ist der Vogel ja nicht :-) und ihr teilt in gebührendem Abstand die unglaubliche Sicht

"free"

Holger
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Günter Nau 30/11/2014 21:24
Raben sind sehr gescheite Vögel. Was er wohl denkt bei Deinem Anblick und dem Hintergrund. Ein tolles und sicher sehr oft fotografiertes Motiv.
Grüße Günter
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Pierre LAVILLE 29/11/2014 21:28
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Amitiés bises et bon dimanche
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Elisa M 27/11/2014 22:05
¡Que momentazo! ese pájaro posando en el lugar perfecto y tu ahí para verlo.
Muy buena Adele.
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Vera Shulga 26/11/2014 13:57
Great photo!
Hugs, Vera
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Inez Correia Marques 26/11/2014 12:52
A bird's view !!
it could be a scene of a mouvie!

love it Adele
kiss
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Amado Calvo Marcos 26/11/2014 7:41
WOUUUUUUUUUUU QUE PRECIOSIDAD DE ENCUADRE Y EDICION. UN BESOTE ADELE CONGRATULATIONS.
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Sigrid E 25/11/2014 18:35
Eine sehr schöne Moschee, aber der Hingucker ist hier der Vogel, der scheinbar die tolle Aussicht auch genießt :-)
LG Sigrid
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aline64 25/11/2014 16:39
une jolie vision sur Istambul, avec cet oiseau en avant plan
amicalement
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Sonja Grünbauer 24/11/2014 21:13
found you under one of Michael Stuebens images/comment, so I decided to have a look what kind of photography you do...well I am impressed. Like this image, also wondering if the bird would have been sharp and the architecture out of focus....just an idea. greets sonja from africa
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