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Istanbul: Blue Mosque Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine
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The fluted minarets and domes of Istanbul's commanding Sultanahmet Mosque, more commonly known as the Blue Mosque, overlook the Sea of Marmara.
Photograph by Giovanni Simeone/SIME-4Corners
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