#Pope's 15-minute blue mosque visit in #Istanbul; removes shoes, absorbs striking interiors Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday during a busy day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey’s religious leaders. While touring the 17th-century mosque, the pope observed its soaring domes and Arabic inscriptions, but did not stop to pray, despite being invited by the mosque’s imam. | The Times of India

Seven hundred years of blue and white porcelain have not faded. Through time and space, we use the brilliance of the kiln to rewrite the tangible history of the Yuan Dynasty. | Maya Life Vlog