Information
about Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul embraces two continents, one reaching out to Asia, the other to Europe. Byzantium, according to legend, was founded by Byzas, who followed the instructions from the Oracle of Delphi for him to "build opposite those who are blind." He took this to be opposite of Chalcedon, whose inhabitants had not chosen such a good place. Through the city's heart, course the Bosphorus straits, the waters of the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn. The former capital of three successive empires: Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. Today Istanbul honors and preserves the legacy of its past while looking forward to its modern future. Indeed it is Istanbul's variety that fascinates its visitors. The museums, churches, palaces, great mosques, bazaars and sunset contemplating the red evening light reflected in the windows on the opposite shore, you will understand, suddenly and profoundly, why so many centuries ago settlers chose to build on this remarkable site. At times such as these, you feel that Istanbul is truly one
of the most glorious cities in the world.
LIST OF SIGHTS AND
ATTRACTIONS IN ISTANBUL
Aqueduct of Valens (Bozdogan Kemeri)
Ahrida Synagogue
Arab Mosque (Arap Camii)
Askenazi Synagogue
Ataturk Cultural Center (Ataturk Kultur Merkezi)
Atik Ali Pasa Mosque
Aya Triada Armenian Catholic Church
Beyazit Mosque
Beylerbeyi Palace
Binbirdirek Underground Cistern
Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
Bodrum Mosque (Myrelaion)
Bucoleon Palace
Bosphorus Cruise
Bulgarian Church (St. Stephen of the Bulgars -
Bulgar Kilisesi)
Caferaga Medresesi
Cagaloglu Turkish Bath
Cicek Pasaji (Flower passage in Taksim)
Cinili Mosque
Ciragan Palace
Cemberlitas - Column of Constantine (Hooped Column)
Cemberlitas Turkish Bath
Chora Museum (Kariye Camii)
Church of the Pantocrator (Zeyrek Camii)
Church of St. Antoine (Italyan Katolik Kilisesi -
Italian Catholic Church)
Church of St Eirene
Church of St. Mary of the Mongols (Kanli Kilise)
Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Kucuk
Ayasofya Camii)
Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Fethiye Camii)
Column of Marcian (Kiz Tasi)
Dolmabahce Palace
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Eyup Sultan Mosque
Fatih Mosque and Complex
Fener Rum Boys School
Florence Nightingale Museum
Galatasaray High School (Galatasaray Lisesi)
Galata Tower
Galata Neighborhood (Jewish quarter)
Galata Dervish Lodge (Galata Mevlevihanesi)
Grand Bazaar (Kapali Carsisi)
Gulhane Park
Hippodrome
Hirka-i Serif Camii (Mosque of the Holy Mantle)
Hocapasa Cultural Center (Whirling Dervish
Performances)
Istanbul Archaeology Museum (Arkeoloji Muzesi)
Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Mosaic Museum
Istanbul Museum of Aviation
Istanbul Museum of Calligraphy (Turk Vakif Sanatlari
Muzesi)
Istanbul Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Istanbul Naval Museum (Deniz Muzesi)
Istiklal Street
Kabasakal Medresi
Kalenderhane Mosque
Kumkapi and seaside fish market
Maiden's Tower (Leander’s Tower or Kiz Kulesi)
Mahmutpasa
Marmara Sea Walls
Metochion of Mount Sinai
Mihrimah Mosque (Iskele Camii)
Miniaturk
Music Museum in Uskudar
Neve Shalom Synagogue
Nuruosmaniye Mosque and complex
Pera Museum
Rumeli Fortress (Rumeli Hisari)
Rustem Pasa Mosque and complex
Sabanci Museum in Emirgan
Sadberk Hanim Museum
Saint Sophia (Aya Sofya)
Sehzade Mosque and complex
Selimiye Barracks
Sogukcesme Street
Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque
Sphendrome (end of Hippodrome)
Suleymaniye Mosque and complex
Taksim Square and Republican Monument
Tekfur Saray
Theodosian Cistern
Theodosian Sea Walls
Topkapi Palace and Harem
Tunel (Old Metro)
Yedikule (Seven Towers Fortress)
Yeni Camii (New Mosque near Spice Market)
Yeralti Camii (Underground Mosque)
Yerebatan (Basilica) Cistern
Yildiz Palace and Park (Yildiz Sarayi ve Parki)
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