Inside Istanbul’s Rüstem Pasha Mosque, Yasemin shows us how she prays. This 16th-century Ottoman mosque is carpeted with intricate patterns and its walls sparkle with 80 distinct decorations of ...
The Aya Sofia is more ancient by a millennium, the Suleymaniye is far more magnificent—but for pure architectural perfection, the Rustem Pasha is the greatest mosque in Istanbul. Following a short ...
Hans C. and Sonia P. Seherr-Thoss Photographs of Islamic Architecture. FSA.A2001.15. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Sonia P. Seherr-Thoss, ...