The Fountain of Martyrs
Sinop Turkey
Yalı Kahvesi
15 October 2014
A Fountain in the courtyard of a small mosque
(Hacı Ömer Camii)
To be used for abultions before prayer
Built to honour the ‘martyrs’ of the Battle of Sinop 1853
Built using all the money found in the dead soldiers’ pockets.
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I love the words on the plaque.
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Wow. Very cool.
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Those soldiers must have had a lot of money on them. Lovely. Love the plaque! 🙂
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nice to see a bit of Turkey.
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Beauty coming from tragedy.
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Imagining the scene of people looking through dead soldiers’ pockets and then the people building this memorial for them from that money. It’s sad and eye-opening about living near a daily reminder of horror.
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That is fascinating, both in a good and in a sad way!
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