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Dome of Blue Mosque

Sultanahmet Camii (the Blue Mosque) was commissioned by Sultan Ahmed in 1616, and built opposite Haghia Sophia and directly on top of Constantine's Great Palace to stress the supremacy of Islam and the Ottoman Empire over Christian Byzantium

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Uploaded on December 1, 2012
Taken on October 25, 2012