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A courtyard on the west side of this structure has an iron chain suspended from its entrance to force anyone who enters on horseback to bow their head. Parts of this structure (-5[1])inspired by (-5[1])fauna (-5[2])include four pillars nicknamed “elephant feet” and chandeliers (-5[1])that, to ward off nesting spiders, (10[1])contained ostrich eggs. (-5[2])This structure’s (-5[1])architect allegedly misheard the adjective “gold” as “six” when receiving (10[1]0[1])directions for the design of its towers, (-5[1])which was controversial since only one other such structure (10[2])had that many towers. (10[2]-5[1])The (10[1])entire ceramics industry (-5[1])of Iznik (10[1])was dedicated (-5[1])towards (10[1])this (10[1])structure, (-5[4])which a teenage monarch built (-5[1])in the 1610s next (10[1]-5[1])to the (10[1])Hippodrome (10[1]-5[2])to surpass the beauty (10[1])of the (-5[1])Hagia Sophia. (10[5])For 10 points, what (10[1])place of worship (-5[1])in (10[1])Istanbul (10[1])is nicknamed (10[1])for the color (10[1])of (10[2])its (10[2])tiles? (10[3])■END■ (10[25]0[1])

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