The New Valide Sultan Mosque was
placed in the Anatolia Side of Istanbul Bosporus, dominating the harbour next
to the Galata Bridge on the Golden Horn. It was built by Mehmet Aga of Kayseri
by the order of Sultana Emetullah Rabia Gulnus Sultana (the mother of Ottoman Sultans
Mustafa II and Ahmet III)., between 1597 and 1663. The beautiful exterior,
together with the great courtyard, two slender minarets, and a cascade of domes
tumbling down from the main dome. Hundreds of pigeons establish their nests
among the architecture.
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