Mosques Of Manisa, Turkey

Manisa is a small town in Turkey, about an hour or so north of Izmir. Smack in the center of the town are a couple of old, historic mosques worth a visit.

Here's the Sultan Mosque, an Ottoman cupcake from the 1500s.

And the elegant interior of the Sultan Mosque.

A five minute walk from the Sultan Mosque stands the mighty Muradiye Mosque, also a 1500s-era Ottoman structure. Bigger and prouder.

Inside views, a bit of a blue theme.

In front of the Muradiye Mosque, a bust to the influential architect and engineer, Mimar Sinan. The learned dude designed many mosques for the various sultans. Nice work!