Hagia Sophia is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Aya Sofya is universally acknowledged as one of the great buildings of the world. 続きを読む
Topkapi Palace occupies one of the seven hills of the city at the tip of the historic peninsula overlooking the sea. 続きを読む
Galata Tower, being one of the oldest and the most important towers in the world, was made by Byzantium Emperor Anastasius in 507 under the name Lighthouse Tower. 続きを読む
Two of Istanbul's most significant monuments, the Blue Mosque and Haghia Sophia, face each other across a leafy square, informally known as Sultanahmet Square 続きを読む
Dolmabahce Palace a decadent imperial palace built on the orders of Sultan Abdul Mecit as a replacement for Topkapi Palace when Beyoglu became increasingly influential. 続きを読む
Istanbul has been at the center of trade between Europe and Asia for thousands of years and it is no surprise that the thrill of buying and selling still attracts thousands of people to the city. 続きを読む
Beylerbeyi Palace, built under Sultan Abdülaziz by another member of the talented Balyan family of architects in the European style of ... 続きを読む
The Istanbul Archaeology Museums is a group of three archeological museums located in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet neighborhood, on the Osman Hamdi Bey slope connecting the Gulhane Park with... 続きを読む
Maiden’s Tower (Kiz Kulesi) is the symbol of Istanbul due to its unique location at the intersection point of the two continents Europe and Asia, ... 続きを読む
