Buckets of whitewash and a pair of minarets can't disguise the Selimiye Camii's past as the Gothic Ayia Sophia Cathedral. I found the building a little unsettling, though both the intricately carved exterior and its light, calm interior were quite beautiful.
Harika is the Turkish word for wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary. It has always been one of my most favourite words, for both its meaning and the pleasure of pronouncing it.
Welcome to Harika, the adventures of a compulsive sketcher.
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