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Sultan Ahmed Mosque-Istanbul

A popular tourist site, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque continues to function as a mosque today; men still kneel in prayer on the mosque's lush red carpet after the call to prayer. The Blue Mosque, as it is popularly known, was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I.

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Uploaded on February 3, 2019
Taken on September 18, 2017