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This 16th-century mosque is not only the largest active mosque in Istanbul, but also one of the city’s most symbolic.

This 16th-century mosque is not only the largest active mosque in Istanbul, but also one of the city’s most symbolic.

This 16th-century mosque is not only the largest active mosque in Istanbul, but also one of the city’s most symbolic.

This 16th-century mosque is not only the largest active mosque in Istanbul, but also one of the city’s most symbolic.

This 16th-century mosque is not only the largest active mosque in Istanbul, but also one of the city’s most symbolic.

This 16th-century mosque is not only the largest active mosque in Istanbul, but also one of the city’s most symbolic.

This 16th-century mosque is not only the largest active mosque in Istanbul, but also one of the city’s most symbolic.

One of the most beautiful surviving Byzantine churches, with interiors laid out in fine mosaics and frescoes, has been converted into the impressive Kariye Museum.