Monday 7 May 2012

9-ISTANBUL

Istanbul was a largest city in Turki. The city are known as metropolitan city with the citizen around 13 millions
Location of Istanbul was a place that contain with three culture from europe, asia and arabian. it was been Rome, Byzantine, constantinople and Othmaniah city state. There are many destination we can we visit while visiting Istanbul, for example Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and  Sufi Dance.


                                                                  Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia was a beautiful and unbelieveble building. The art is so amazing and it make me realizie the beautiful of art. Hagia Sohia had been announce the the building is the largest in the worl around 1000 years before. The building has been a church before but after sulatan Mehmed 11 control Constantinople it change to mosque. Hagia Sphia was the best art in Byzantine in now the building changes again to museum for tourist.

                                                                 Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque or the real name is Sultan Ahmet Mosque was  Turki National Mosque in 17 century. The building characteristic was based on islamic art and Byzantine. The mosque were located at the cemter of Istanbul airspace and the decoration with a large dome and four tall towers. The mosque are always opened for tourist and people who want to performe shalat.

                                                                   Sufi Dance

 Sufi Dance or known as dizzy dance was inspired by Turkish philosopher and poet Maulana jalaludin Rumi. the concept was originally sufi dance to feel the beauty and empty to devote himself to God. They wrote white robes and fez lare, rotating drum to beat the music. The sufi dance was amazinng, because the dancer were not feel dizzy even the dance are known as dizzy dance.





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