Black and white real photo postcard of the Sultan Ahmet Camii (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul, Turkey, viewed from the Hippodrome. The ancient Egyptian obelisk of Theodosius with its hieroglyphic inscriptions dominates the left foreground, its carved marble base visible at lower left. The mosque's six slender minarets and central dome rise behind bare winter trees. Caption at lower margin: "Ist. Sultan Ahmet camii." - Caption: "Ist. Sultan Ahmet camii" - Postmark: Istanbul (partially legible), c. 1940 - Status: Posted