A covered walkway by the forecourt of the Süleymaniye Mosque

There were few visitors when we were there

Bright and sunny but a little cool.

SOme things are still done in the old way.

Süleymaniye Mosque from outside the surrounding walls.

Süleymaniye Mosque from outside the surrounding walls.

A relief from a sarcophagus once thought to be Alexander's. Now, no one is sure for whom this was made.

There are still traces of color

The sarcophagus was done in the style of a Greek temple

The sarcophagus was done in the style of a Greek temple. No flash photography was allowed, which made getting the colors problematic.

What the previous image may have looked like originally

SARCOPHAGUS OF THE CRYING WOMEN

SARCOPHAGUS OF THE CRYING WOMEN

Royal Hunt from the sarcophagus of Alexander

Tile mosaic

Decoration from tomb

Base of a sarcophagus

Elaborate sarcophagus

Commemoration of person in tomb. Note that the text is in Greek