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The most amazing attractions in istanbul are 500 years old mosques and my favorite is Süleymaniye mosque which is one of the masterpiece of Architect Sinan and his greatest masterpiece is Selimiye mosque in Edirne. Well, Süleymaniye has really great acustic design which allows the sound transmission from mihrab (altar) to entrance door about 50m without any speaker originally because there were no electricity 500 years ago. Even a small knock sound at mihrab where imam leads the prayer and recites Quran, reaches every corner in the mosque through the dome! There are a lot more about this mosque such as ostrich egg hanging at chandeliers as an organic mosquito & spider combat devices!! I like Rüstempasha (son in law of Suleyman, husband of Mihrimah) mosque es well which is in Eminonu area outstands with its greatest blue tiles and made also by Sinan. Another of this art is in Üsküdar Şemsipasha mosque and  this is really interesting because it is named later as Kuşkonmaz (no bird standing) mosque because the original sponsor asked him to make a mosque bird should not shit! Then after a long research he found this place a corner of Bosphorus with water/air turbulance where no birds like to go!!! There are a lot more to discover in istanbul and i am showing around people who is interested.