Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque

The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the bronze Serpentine Column with the Blue Mosque in the background. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

Istanbul: Ayasofia from the Blue Mosque. Engraving by D. Pronti after W. Reveley.

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The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the bronze Serpentine Column with the Blue Mosque in the background. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

Istanbul: Ayasofia from the Blue Mosque. Engraving by D. Pronti after W. Reveley.