Quranic calligraphy inside the Yildiz mosque written in the ... to make way, houses and Ottoman mosques would need to be cleared. The Besiktas area where Yildiz is located, was heavily transformed ...

lasted another millennium until the Turkish Ottoman Empire captured Athens in 1458. The new Muslim rulers converted the Parthenon to a mosque, but according to written accounts from the mid-1600s ...

Inspired by the rich heritage of Ottoman art, the mosque's design reflects a harmonious blend of tradition and contemporary architectural elements. Spanning an impressive 5,021.31 square metres ...

Al Bidya Mosque, also known as the Ottoman Mosque, dates back to roughly ... which is unusual for a mosque. Inside, it's also plainly designed with decorative dentate carvings and small openings ...