Between The Blue Mosque and Ayasofya, we explored the Hippodrome. From Wikipedia: “The Hippodrome of Constantinople (Turkish: Sultanahmet Meydan?, At Meydan?, Turkish pronunciation: [sul?tanah?met]) was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydan?(Sultan Ahmet Square) in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with a few fragments of the original structure surviving. It is sometimes also calledAtmeydan? (Horse Square) in Turkish.”
Stray cat on the steps of the mosque.
Washing stations – prior to praying, Islams must bathe.
View of the tall obelisks remaining from the original Hippodrome.
German Fountain constructed to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II’s visit to Istanbul in 1898.
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