I enjoy independent travel. Serendipity, and my trusty and handy aim-and-snap digicam, are my constant companions. This is a photoblog of places I have visited, and people I have met.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Istanbul, Turkey, 16-21 May 2007: Iznik Tiles Ceramic Jewels
Iznik tiles are used extensively to decorate the walls and ceilings of mosques and palaces in Ottoman Turkey. The interior of the Rustempasa Mosque, perched atop a small square block of shop houses in the Spice Bazaar, is completely covered with exquisite coloured tiles. Other fine specimens of Iznik tiles are found in the Topkapi Palace and the sacred Eyüp Mosque, in the Golden Horn.
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