Setelah
sarapan kami berkumpul di lobi jam 8.00 pagi. Tempat pertama yg kami
tuju ialah 'Blue Mosque'. Pd mulanya kami tidak dibenarkan masuk kerana
hari ini hari jumaat. So pihak masjid membuat persiapan utk sembahyang
jumaat. setelah berbincang antara pihak masjid dengan TG, kami dibenarkan
masuk ke dalam masjid.Tengok dr luar tiada apapun yg menarik tapi bila
masuk ke dalam...'Subhanallah' itu perkataan pertama yg keluar dr mulut.
Sgt cantik decorationnya. Ia terkenal dengan nama Blue Mosque ialah
jubin biru yang ada pd dindingnya.
View 'Blue Mosque'. Kagum sangat ciptaan manusia niii
View sisi Masjid Biru. Gambar agak gelap sikit sebab hari hujan.
View ruang legar sebelum masuk masjid
View pelbagai sudut
Info Blue Mosque
'The Sultan Ahmed
Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii)
is an historic mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is
popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls
of its interior. It was built from
1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other
mosques, it also contains a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While
still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular
tourist attraction.
The facade of the
spacious forecourt was built in the same manner as the facade of the Süleymaniye
Mosque,
except for the addition of the turrets on the corner domes. The court is about
as large as the mosque itself and is surrounded by a continuous vaulted arcade. It has ablution facilities on both sides. The central hexagonal
fountain is rather small in contrast with the dimensions of the courtyard. The
monumental but narrow gateway to the courtyard stands out architecturally from
the arcade. Its semi-dome has a fine stalactite structure, crowned
by a small ribbed dome on a tall tholobate.
A heavy iron chain hangs
in the upper part of the court entrance on the western side. Only the sultan
was allowed to enter the court of the mosque on horseback. The chain was put
there, so that the sultan had to lower his head every time he entered the court
in order not to get hit. This was done as a symbolic gesture, to ensure the
humility of the ruler in the face of the divine. The six minarets were
a matter of contention and a first, since four minarets were the common
maximum. Only after one more minaret was added to the Masjid al-Haram, Grand Mosque, in
Mecca was the six minarets issue settled. The upper levels of
the interior are dominated by blue paint. More than 200 stained glass windows
with intricate designs admit natural light, today assisted by chandeliers. On
the chandeliers, ostrich eggs are found that were meant to avoid cobwebs inside
the mosque by repelling spiders. The decorations
include verses from the Qur'an, many of them made
by Seyyid
Kasim Gubari,
regarded as the greatest calligrapher of his time. The floors are covered with
carpets, which are donated by faithful people and are regularly replaced as
they wear out. The most important
element in the interior of the mosque is the mihrab, which is made of finely
carved and sculptured marble, with a stalactite niche and a double inscriptive
panel above it. The adjacent walls are sheathed in ceramic tiles. But the many
windows around it make it look less spectacular. To the right of the mihrab is
the richly decorated minber, or pulpit, where the Imam stands when he is delivering his
sermon at the time of noon prayer on Fridays or on holy days. The mosque has
been designed so that even when it is at its most crowded, everyone in the
mosque can see and hear the Imam.'
View bahagian dalam kubah Masjid.
View sebelah dlm kubah utama
View tiang seri tempat solat utama
View Masjid Biru mengadap Hagia Sophia
View lagi........
View Peserta rombongan.....Mana i?? cari-cari
Kemudian
kami bergerak ke Hagia Sophia...Tengok dari luar mcm binaan masjid biasa je.
Kekawan warna binaan masjid di Turki lebih kurang sama warna sahaja (putih keputihan).
Mungkin waktu I pergi waktu penghujung musim sujuk. Bila masuk ke dalam
.....Wow subhanaallah....TG mengatakan Hagia Sophia asalnya gereja
Kritians Ortodoks. Than ditukarkan kpd Masjid oleh Sultan Muhammad
Fateh. Pd zaman Kamal Mustafa Artatuk ia dijadikan muzium hingga kini.
Kami diberikan masa yg secukupnya utk meneroka dan bergambar.
View Hagia Sophia.......
View lanskap sebelum masuk ke Hagia Sophia
View dekat Hagia Sophia
"Hagia Sophia from the Greek: Turkish: Ayasofya)
is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in
Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of
its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as an Eastern
Orthodox
cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, except between 1204
and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a
mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a
museum on 1 February 1935.The Church was
dedicated to the Logos, the second person of the Holy
Trinity,its dedication feast taking place
on 25 December, the anniversary of the Birth of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ. Although it is sometimes referred to as Sancta Sophia (as though it were named
after Saint Sophia), sophia is the phonetic
spelling in Latin
of the Greek word for wisdom – the full name in Greek being "Shrine of the Holy Wisdom of God".Famous in
particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture
and is said to have "changed the history of architecture.
It remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years
thereafter, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The
current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on
the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and
was the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the previous two
having both been destroyed by rioters. It was designed by the Greek scientists Isidore of Miletus, a physicist, and Anthemius of Tralles, a mathematician. 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman
Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who subsequently ordered the building
converted into a mosque.
The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed and many of
the mosaics were
plastered over. Islamic features – such as the mihrab, minbar, and four minarets – were
added while in the possession of the Ottomans. It remained a mosque until 1931
when it was closed to the public for four years. It was re-opened in 1935 as a
museum by the Republic of Turkey. For almost 500 years the principal mosque of
Istanbul, Hagia Sophia served as a model for many other Ottoman mosques, such
as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque of
Istanbul), the Şehzade Mosque, the Süleymaniye Mosque, the Rüstem Pasha Mosque and the Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque."
View Masjid Biru sblm masuk Hagia Sophia
View Atas batu suci kepercayaan Kritian Ortodoks (ada gambar kambing) di Pintu masuk Hagia Sophia. Bawah kiri pintu masuk. Bawah kanan bumbung yg terdapat dlm Hagia Sophia
View kalimah Allah dan Muhammad semasa ia dijadikan masjid.
View bumbung yg cantik
View ....Tafsirlah sendiri. Ada Islam Ada Kristian...
View Kiblat arah ke Masjidil Haram
View tapak suci kepercayaan Kristian.
View....ramainya org.
View ..maklumat mengenai agama kristian.
Kemudian
kami bergerak ke 'Topkapi Palace'. Agak jauh juga kami berjalan. Sepanjang perjalanan ke Topkapi Palace terdapat pemandangan yang menarik. Cuaca pada hari nii pun cukup sejuk siap dengan hujan. Di dalam Topkapi Palace ada satu ruang yg
menempatkan janggut, busar dan panah, tapak kaki Rasulullah, 4 pedang 4
khalifah islam dan lain-lain lagi. Kami tak sempat nak meneroka ke
tempat lain sebab masa yang diberikan pendek dan org terlalu ramai.
View Turkish Houses and wall
View nak periksa wall betul ke nii?
View Turkish Houses lagi.....
View laman sebelum masuk ke Topkapi Palace
View bangunan di salah satu laman di Topkapi Palace
View sekarang dah jadi coffee shop
View laman lagi di sebelah lain
View Church of Hagia Eirene in the First Courtyard
View sama di atas cuma angle je lain
View jalan merentasi laman-laman yang ada
The Gate of Salutation (Bâb-üs Selâm), entrance to the Second courtyard of Topkapı Palace
Info Topkapi Palace
"The Topkapı
Palace is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was
the primary residence of the Ottoman
Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. As well as a
royal residence, the palace was a setting for state occasions and royal
entertainments. It is now a major tourist attraction and contains important
holy relics of the Muslim world, including Muhammed's cloak and sword.
Construction
began in 1459, ordered by Sultan Mehmed II,
the conqueror of Byzantine Constantinople. The palace complex consists of four
main courtyards and many smaller buildings. At its peak, the palace was home to
as many as 4,000 people,
and covered a large area with a long shoreline. The complex was expanded over
the centuries, with major renovations after the 1509 earthquake and the 1665 fire. The
palace contained mosques, a hospital, bakeries, and a mint.
The name translates as "Cannon gate Palace" from a nearby gate which
has since been destroyed.
From the end of
the 17th century the Topkapı Palace gradually lost its importance as the
Sultans preferred to spend more time in their new palaces along the Bosporus. In 1856,
Sultan Abdül Mecid I decided to move the court to the newly
built Dolmabahçe Palace, the first European-style
palace in the city. Some functions, such as the imperial treasury, the library,
and the mint were retained in the Topkapı Palace.
Following the
end of the Ottoman Empire in 1921, the Topkapı Palace was transformed by a
government decree dated April 3, 1924 into a museum of the imperial era. The
Topkapı Palace Museum is administered by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The palace complex has hundreds of rooms and chambers, but only the most
important are accessible to the public today. The complex is guarded by
officials of the ministry as well as armed guards of the Turkish
military. The palace includes many fine examples of Ottoman architecture.
It contains large collections of porcelain,
robes, weapons, shields, armor, Ottoman
miniatures, Islamic calligraphic manuscripts and murals, as
well as a display of Ottoman treasures and jewelry".
View The Gate of Felicity (Bâbüssaâde)
View.....tak ingat nama bhg niii
View bangunan lama yg ada dlm Topkapi Palace
View.. Boleh dptkan audio dgn sewaan yg murah jika tiada TG
View lagi.........
View Pintu masuk yg menempatkan janggut Rasulullah, pedangnya, busarnya, tapak kakinya dan juga 4 bilah pedang 4 khalifah ternama Islam
View dari kaw Topkapi boleh nampak selat Marmara.
View bangunan dlm kaw Topkapi Palace
View Hagia Sophia sebelum meninggalkanya.
View Pintu masuk utama Topkapi Palace
Setelah penat berjalan dlm cuaca sejuk, perut pun dah berbunyi, kami kena berpatah balik ke arah 'Blue Mosque' utk melawat 'Roman
Hippodrome'. Apatu.... ala tiang menegak kepercayaan org kritians
ortodoks.
View nii la Batang tiang tu......
View dr pelbagai sudut.. Bhg bawah tiang tu yg cantik sebenarnya
Info Roman Hippodrome.
"The Hippodrome of
Constantinople was a circus that was the
sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a
square named Sultanahmet Meydanı (Sultan Ahmet Square) in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with a few
fragments of the original structure surviving. It is sometimes also called Atmeydanı
(Horse Square) in Turkish.
The word hippodrome
comes from the Greek hippos ('ιππος), horse, and dromos
(δρομος), path or way. Horse racing and chariot
racing were popular pastimes in the ancient world and hippodromes were
common features of Greek cities in the Hellenistic,
Roman
and Byzantine eras. Although the
Hippodrome is usually associated with Constantinople's days of glory as an
imperial capital, it actually predates that era. The first Hippodrome was built
when the city was called Byzantium, and was a provincial town of moderate
importance. In AD 203 the Emperor Septimius
Severus rebuilt the city and expanded its walls, endowing
it with a hippodrome, an arena for chariot races and other entertainment.
In AD 324, the
Emperor Constantine the Great decided to move the
seat of the government from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Nova Roma (New Rome).
This name failed to impress and the city soon became known as Constantinople,
the City of Constantine. Constantine greatly enlarged the city, and one of his
major undertakings was the renovation of the Hippodrome. It is estimated that
the Hippodrome of Constantine was about 450 m (1,476 ft) long and
130 m (427 ft) wide. Its stands were capable of holding 100,000
spectators. The race-track
at the Hippodrome was U-shaped, and the Kathisma
(emperor's loge) was located at the eastern end of the track. The Kathisma
could be accessed directly from the Great Palace through a passage which
only the emperor or other members of the imperial family could use. The
Hippodrome Boxes, which had four statues of horses in gilded copper on top,
stood at the northern end; and the Sphendone (curved tribune of the
U-shaped structure, the lower part of which still survives) stood at the
southern end. These four gilded horses, now called the Horses of Saint Mark, whose exact Greek or Roman
ancestry has never been determined, were looted during the Fourth
Crusade in 1204 and installed on the façade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. The track
was lined with other bronze statues of famous horses and chariot drivers, none
of which survive. Political
discussions were often made at the Hippodrome, which could be directly accessed
by the Emperor through a passage that connected the Kathisma (Emperor's Loge at
the eastern tribune) with the Great Palace of Constantinople. "
View Peserta di depan Roman Hippodrome
View Bhg depan restoren tempatan tpt makan tengahari.
Kemudian kami ke Bus Station dim mana bas kami dah
menunggu untuk membawa peserta ke restoren tempatan untuk makan
tengahari. Lps makan kami di bawa pula ke kedai Karpet dan Barang
Perhiasan yg terletak berdekatan dgn restoren makan kami. Semua karpet
yg dipamerkan cantik tp mak oiii harganya mahal dan semuanya dalam USD.
Bayangkan tikar sembahyang dari silk harganya mencecah 600 USD. Tiada
sorang pun yg membeli.
View Demonstration Silk Karpet Hand Made. Yg nii harganya mencecah Ribuan USD
View Tikar sembahyang 600USD
Lawatan yg akhir hari nii ialah Spice Market. Semua org dah teruja utk mencari money changer dan seterusnya soping sakan. Malangnya kami hanya diberikan masa 1 jam 30 minit. Ah Ah mana cukup.. Tak pe TL dah janji akan bawa ke tempat nii semula pada waktu 'Free n Easy' pd second last day.
View jalan ke Spice Market...Di depan Spice Market ada masjid utk sembahyang
Kira-kira jam 5.50 ptg kami balik semula ke hotel. TL ingatkan kami waktu makan mlm dan besok berkumpul di lobi jam 8.30 pg utk lawatan seterusnya. Zzzz Zzzzzzz
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