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Book of Travels: How the Ottomans shaped London

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Raheel Mohammed of Maslaha, one of the organisations behind a unique online exhibition, introduces the Ottoman Empire and their influence on London and beyond.

The online exhibition follows Ottoman solider and writer Evliya Celebi

Lady Mary Montagu, a leading society figure of early 18th century London, an advocate of women's rights and fearless traveller, wrote of St Paul's Cathedral, after visiting Istanbul:

"Perhaps I am in the wrong, but some Turkish mosques please me better…St Paul's Church would make a pitiful figure near it."

Ironically, Christopher Wren the architect of St Paul's Cathedral, one of London's towering landmarks would be looking back to Istanbul's domes for his inspiration.

The Ottoman influence

These are just some of the relationships that a unique online exhibition explores, uncovering how the Ottomans shaped London and the rest of Europe through music, medicine, architecture and art.