Beautiful and inspiring post, indeed.
I liked your introduction very much. Very succinct, informative and thought-provoking.
The history of empires is a fascinating one. One every people in the world should know about in case they decide one day that some empires are better than others.
Amazing photos. As you suggested, the lights can make the difference.
I liked the pennultimate picture and the one of the Suleymaniye Mosque
And there are two even larger and more famous mosques like the Hagia Sophia, a world miracle candifate to some, and the Blue Mosque. Not really that blue. Both not seen from the boat, though.
Yup, empires can be seen from millions of view points. As everything else ;)
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