The Gerush Synagogue in Bursa is a Sephardi synagogue from the 16th century, rebuilt in 1872. The synagogue is built of stone.
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Aya Yorgi Church is a Greek Orthodox church and Monastery from the 6th century. It is located on Büyükada island, near Istanbul, Turkey. The church was rebuilt in the 18th and 20th centuries. It has rich frescoes and iconography.
The Hemdat Israel Synagogue in Istanbul is a Sephardi synagogue built in 1899 but reconstructed in 1920. This Neo-gothic brick building is still used as a synagogue.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque) is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It remains a functioning mosque, while also attracting large numbers of tourist visitors. It was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah and a hospice. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls, and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five main domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes.
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