ON THE BOSPHORUS.— There are about eight hundred mosques in Constantinople, so that the city can boast of having more mosques than any other city in the world. Many of these moques were built by her rulers and include some truly magnificent buildings. Not the least of these beautiful structures is the small but symmetrical Mosque of Dolma Bagthehe. This mosque, which is adjacent to the Palace of Dolma Bagthehe has a commanding position on a strip of land that juts out into the Bosphorous.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1939, Page 12
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85ON THE BOSPHORUS.— There are about eight hundred mosques in Constantinople, so that the city can boast of having more mosques than any other city in the world. Many of these moques were built by her rulers and include some truly magnificent buildings. Not the least of these beautiful structures is the small but symmetrical Mosque of Dolma Bagthehe. This mosque, which is adjacent to the Palace of Dolma Bagthehe has a commanding position on a strip of land that juts out into the Bosphorous. Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1939, Page 12
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