Hey, me again! :) In this post I just want to share my exploring to a Green City of Turkey, Bursa. This city is three hours of sea lanes from Istanbul. In Ottoman Empire, Bursa was ever became capital before it was changed to Istanbul (1326-1365). And in Bursa there is a mountain called Uludağ and became tourist destination in Winter. Because there, people can do snow skiing. I came to Bursa before snow, so I just spend the time in the town. Bursa also has a big mosque that's also the icon of the city. This mosque located in the middle of town and we can see it from every corner of Bursa. It was called Ulucami. Ulu means Big and cami means Mosque. Ulucami was built by ordered of Sultan Yıldırım Beyazit (136-1399) and designed by Ali Neccar. If Sultan had win the war at that time, he would build 20 mosques. However then, Sultan's son in law, Emir Sultan, suggested to change the 20 mosque to one mosque that has 20 domes. That's why, today, Ulucami has 20 domes. Inside of the mosque there is a big fountain that's used for taking ablution. This fountain also had story. The mosque was built on the people's land. Government bought the land from them, but most people just gave it without took any money due to on the land will build a mosque. However, there was a woman didn't want to give her land even government wanted to pay it. The half mosque was just built, but government didn't built the part of woman's land. Because on a land that was not given sincerely can not use to pray, so government made a fountain. Despite after the mosque built, that woman regretted and asked government to destroyed the fountain. Unfortunately, it was too late. Wallahualam. Besides the unique stories this mosque also has a beautiful architecture. It has 90 calligraphy on the wall and roof, 45 window's carving that was made by 21 famous calligraphy designers. In the front, there's a rostrum called Taç Kapısı. It was made by canary tree without any nails on it. This Abdulaziz bin Mehmet's masterpiece was became special too because the carving on rostrum's body show the universe with solar system, planets, and exact distance whereas at that time the exact distance interplanetary didn't know yet. How was it? I just can not describe this incredible mosque any more. The beauty, the love, the feel of stories, you have to come and live it by yourself. I ensure you will not regret it! So, what? Take your bags and explore it!!!!! :D The truth is, the footsteps of the one who reached the top were no bigger than YOURS. But they'd just gone on putting those small footsteps one after the other.
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