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Landmark Europe religious

Sultan Ahmed Mosque

1609 CE – still standing

The Blue Mosque of Istanbul, famed for its six minarets and thousands of blue Iznik tiles

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Blue Mosque, Istanbul on Wikipedia.

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Elsewhere in Europe at the time

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Landmark · Europe

Butrint

800 BCE – 1800 CE

Polity · Europe

Ottoman Empire

1299 CE – 1922 CE

Trade route · Europe

Hanseatic League

1200 CE – 1669 CE

Conflict · Europe

World War I

1914 CE – 1918 CE

Landmark · Europe

Derinkuyu Underground City

800 BCE – 1923 CE

Polity · Europe

Holy Roman Empire

962 CE – 1806 CE

Trade route · Europe

Hanseatic League – Southern Branch

1200 CE – 1669 CE

Conflict · Europe

World War II

1939 CE – 1945 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1609 CE and 2026 CE.

1618 CE Thirty Years' War 1631 CE Battle of Breitenfeld 1635 CE Franco-Spanish War 1640 CE Portuguese Restoration War 1640 CE Catalan Revolt (Reapers' War)

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Taj Mahal Landmark · South Asia 1632 CE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Sengoku Period (Japanese Warring States) Conflict · East Asia 1467 CE – 1615 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Francis Bacon Figure · England 1561 CE – 1626 CE Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing
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