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1. Aya Sofya
SultanahmetThis soaring edifice is perhaps the greatest work of Byzantine architecture, and for almost a thousand years, starting from its completion in 537, it was...Read More
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2. Blue Mosque
SultanahmetOnly after you enter the Blue Mosque do you understand its name. The inside is covered with 20,000 shimmering blue-green İznik tiles interspersed with 260...Read More
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3. İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
SultanahmetStep into this vast repository of spectacular finds, housed in a three-building complex in a forecourt of Topkapı Palace, to get a head-spinning look at...Read More
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4. Topkapı Sarayı
SultanahmetThis vast palace on Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point) was the residence of sultans and their harems in addition to being the seat of Ottoman rule from...Read More
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5. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi
SultanahmetSüleyman the Magnificent commissioned Sinan to build this grandiose stone palace overlooking the Hippodrome in about 1520 for his brother-in-law, the grand vizier Ibrahim Pasha,...Read More
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6. Yerebatan Sarnıcı
SultanahmetThe major problem with the site of Byzantium was the lack of fresh water. So, for the city to grow, a great system of aqueducts...Read More
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7. Büyük Saray Mozaikleri Müzesi
SultanahmetA tantalizing glimpse into Istanbul's pre-Ottoman past, the small but well-done Mosaic Museum can be reached via an entrance halfway through the Arasta Bazaar. The...Read More
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8. Gülhane Parkı
SultanahmetCentral Istanbul has precious few public green spaces, which makes this park—once the private gardens of the adjacent Topkapı Palace—particularly inviting. Shaded by tall plane...Read More
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9. Hippodrome
SultanahmetIt takes a bit of imagination to appreciate the Hippodrome—once a Byzantine stadium for chariot racing with seating for 100,000—since there isn't much here anymore....Read More
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10. İstanbul İslam Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi Müzesi
SultanahmetOn the western side of Gülhane Parkı, this museum, located in the former stables of Topkapı Palace, chronicles the significant role played by medieval Muslim...Read More
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11. Küçük Aya Sofya
SultanahmetBuilt by Justinian as the Church of Sergius and Bacchus (patron saints of the Roman army), this church is commonly known as the "Little Aya...Read More
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12. Şerefiye Sarnıcı
SultanahmetThe major problem with the site of Byzantium was the lack of fresh water. So, for the city to grow, a great system of aqueducts...Read More
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13. Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii
SultanahmetBuilt in 1571 for Sokollu Mehmet Pasha, a grand vizier to three successive sultans, this small mosque is not as grand as the Süleymaniye Camii...Read More
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