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SULTANAHMET CAMII ISTANBUL
These were once filled with colored glass which would have tempered the too-crude brightness; now they are slowly being replaced with modern immitations.The painted arebesquesin the domes and upper parts of the building are less good than examples of this type of decoration from 16th and 17th century, when they were reachly elaborate in design and somberly magnificiant in color.
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Istanbul Life.Org: Incili Cavus Sok.No:37/3 Alemdar Mah. SultanAhmet Istanbul /TURKEY
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The interior furnishings of Sultan Ahmet Camii are typical of
those of the other imperial mosques in Istanbul.The most
important element in the interior of any mosque is the mihrab,
a niche set into the center of the wall opposite the main
entrance.The purpose of the mihrab is to indicate the kible,
the direction of the holy city Mecca, toward which the
faithful mast face when they perform their prayers.In the
great mosques of Istanbulthe mihrab is invaribly quite grand,
with the niche itself made of finely carved and sculptured
marble and the adjacent wall sheathed in ceramic tiles.To the
right of the mihrab we see the mimber, or pulpit, where the
imam stands when he is delivering his sermon at the time of
noon prayer on Fridays or on holy days.The mosque is flooded
with light from its 260 windows.