Friday, May 20, 2011

the yeni camii, in four photographs



As friends and fellow sketchers Lapin and Javier are in town, I've been spending my days in a fantastic frenzy of sketching and sight-seeing. One of our first stops was the Yeni Camii, or "New Mosque" which is as new as 1663, when its construction was completed. The Yeni Camii is that impressive, massive mosque in Eminönü, right next to the Spice Bazaar. This marvellous granite and marble structure is home to sixty-six domes and semi domes, two minarets and an enormous central dome with a ceiling of thirty-six meters in height. As you can imagine, it's not easy to draw.

2 comments:

Liz Steel said...

have fun!!!! (I am sure that you will!) Say hi to Lapin for me!

szaza said...

Thanks, Liz!
We're having a blast— I'll be sure to tell him you say hi :)