Sights in Istanbul

Istanbul

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1. Aya Sofya

Sultanahmet | Religious Building/Site/Shrine

This soaring edifice is perhaps the greatest work of Byzantine architecture and for almost a thousand years, starting from its completion in...Read More
2. Blue Mosque

Sultanahmet | Religious Building/Site/Shrine

Only after you enter the Blue Mosque do you understand the name. The inside is covered with 20,000 shimmering blue-green İznik tiles interspersed...Read More

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3. Dolmabahçe Palace

Besiktas | Castle/Palace/Chateau

The name Dolmabahçe means "filled-in garden," from the fact that Sultan Ahmet I (ruled 1603–17) had an imperial garden planted here on land...Read More

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4. Grand Bazaar

The Bazaar Quarter and Environs | Market/Bazaar

Take a deep breath and plunge into this maze of 65 winding, covered streets crammed with 4,000 tiny shops, cafés, restaurants, mosques, and...Read More

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5. Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Sultanahmet | Museum/Gallery

Step into this vast repository of spectacular finds, housed in a three-building complex in a forecourt of Topkapı Palace, to get a head-spinning...Read More

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6. Istanbul Modern

Karaköy | Museum/Gallery

Housed in a converted warehouse on the shores of the Bosphorus, the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art showcases modern and contemporary painting...Read More

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7. Kariye Müzesi

Western Districts | Museum/Gallery

The dazzling mosaics and frescoes in the former Church of the Holy Savior in Chora are considered to be among the finest Byzantine artworks...Read More
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8. Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Sultanahmet | Castle/Palace/Chateau

Süleyman the Magnificent commissioned Sinan to build this grandiose stone palace overlooking the Hippodrome in about 1520 for his brother-in...Read More
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9. Süleymaniye Camii

The Bazaar Quarter and Environs | Religious Building/Site/Shrine

Perched on a hilltop opposite Istanbul University, Süleymaniye Camii is perhaps the most magnificent mosque in Istanbul and is considered one...Read More

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10. Topkapı Palace

Sultanahmet | Castle/Palace/Chateau

This vast palace on Sarayburnu ("Seraglio Point"), above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, was the residence of sultans and...Read More

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11. Yerebatan Sarnıcı

Sultanahmet | Archaeological Site/Ruins

The major problem with the site of Byzantium was the lack of fresh water, and so for the city to grow, a great system of aqueducts and cisterns...Read More

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