Mihrimah Mosque
Mimar Sinan built this extremely beautiful mosque on the highest point of the city for Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleyman the Magnificent in 1560. The mosque is one of the dazzling late-period masterpieces...
Wood workmanship Byzantium
The wooden workmanship at the ByzantiumThe centers of the Byzantine wooden workmanship which is not widely known are Istanbul, Antakya and Iskenderiye.Today, there are very few examples left by the masters trained in these...
Middle Volga
In addition to the 12-year animal cycle other calendars are also used in the region of Middle Volga. There is evidence that in the capital, Bolgar, the “calendar of the Persians” was used. That...
Byzantine calendar
After the adoption of Christianity, the Byzantine calendar “since the creation of the world” was implemented. As is known, that calendar sets the Beginning - the creation of the world, and the Ending -...
Isperih Asparuh
Three clans are mentioned in the Name List. In addition to the glorious clan Dulo of the founders of the state, Avitohol and Isperih Asparuh, Vokil and Ugain are registered. The change of the...
Cyclical Calendar
The cyclical calendar, as an embodiment of the idea of the “eternal circle”, is also a possible solution to the difficult metaphysical problem of “eternity-time”.Of course, the ancient Bulgarian calendar r not the only...
Gregorian calendar
The Julian and Gregorian calendars are the accepted conventions of measuring JL Linear Time today. The genesis-area I characteristics of any civilization, however,I include different ways of counting the “time I which has flown”...
The Topkapi Palace
The famous Ottoman historian Evliya Celebi describes the Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi) as “the loveliest sultanate palace that human skill could have created. One can not help doing anything but ruling if living in...
Kadikoy, Bostanci & Uskudar
Istanbul is a matchless city on earth with its unique characteristic of setting the two continents apart.The Bosporus which passes right through the middle of the city also borders the continents of Asia and...
Uftade & Ummu Sinan
Uftade (died 988/1580)Uftade whose real name is Mehmed Muhyiddin was born in Bursa. He played an important role in the development of the Celvetie religions order. He was the sheik of Aziz Mahmud (died...
