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During the
Byzantine period the area of the Grand Bazaar was a
trade center. After the Turks came to Istanbul, two
bedestens which formed the essence of today's Grand
Bazaar were built between 1455-1461 by Sultan Mehmet the
Conqueror in an attempt to enrich the economic life in
the city. Later on as people needed more places for
their trade, they also added parts outside these
bedestens. In time the Grand Bazaar was formed. |
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| The former
imperial residence from where the great Ottoman Empire
was ruled. Today a spectacular museum that has one of
the largest collections of Chinese and Japanese
porcelain and very famous treasury of the Royal Family. |
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The
Basilica of St. Sophia, now called the Ayasofya Museum;
is unquestionably one ot the finest buildings of all
time. Built by Constantine the Great and reconstructed
by Justinian in the 6th century, its immense dome rises
55 meters above the ground and its diameter spans 31
meters. You should linger here to absorb the building's
majestic serenity and to admire the fine Byzantine
mosaics. (Open every day except Monday.) This huge,
brick-colored building standing at the southern size of
the square was built in the 6th century.. |
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biggest mosques of Istanbul from 17th century
architecture and is one of the principal adornments on
the skyline of Istanbul. Also famous for its blue tiles
and 6 minarets. |
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Located
opposite of Hagia Sophia, it is the last cistern
constructed by Byzantine Emperor Justinianus the first
in the 6th century.The cistern having dimensions
70x140m.and with a depth of 8 m.covers 28x12 that is 336
colums totally,each of them having a Corinth style
capital. |
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| The mosque
of Sultan Suleyman The Magnificent, was built in the 16
th century by 'Sinan' the famous architect of all times. |
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This is
thought to have been built by the Emperor Anastasius I (
491-518 A.D ), although there is probably stronger
evidence to suggest that it may have been the work of
the Gnoese to defend them against repeated Byzantine
attacks. The Byzantine side of the city was over the
Golden Horn in old Istanbul, between the Horn and The
Marmara sea. |
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monastery church was built outside of the city walls
during the 4th century by Constantine It remained within
the walls later built by Theodosisus II ( 408-450 A.D ) |
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The bay
with 7 kms. length, has been a natural harbour of the
city. It is as wide as 800 meters in places, with an
average depth of 35meters. The rivers of Alibeykoy and
Kagithane adjourns into the Goldenhorn. |
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| This is
the second covered bazaar in Istanbul. The present
structure was built by Harice Turhan Sultan , dowager
sultan and mother of Mehmet IV or a part of the
foundation of Yeni Mosque. According to the documents ,the
building was begun by the architect Kasim Aga. The
Present structure was restored in 1943 .The Bazaar has 6
gates and 86 shops. |
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The
district of Dolmabahce is situated on the European
shores of the Bosphorus between Besiktas and Kabatas on
the Marmara Sea. Pavilions and royal lodges were built
along the shore from the 15th century onwards, as the
sources inform us. In time the bay was silted up and the
process of infill began in the reign of Ahmet I (
1603-1617 ) |
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| The one of
the most important archeologicial museums in the world.
Its collections posses number of unique objects from
various past civilisations. There are 50.000 similar
items in the collection of the museum. There are twenty
large halls on the groundfloor and 16 on the first
floor. The lower galleries displays examples of Greek
and Byzantine architecture and sculpture. The most
famous rooms in the museum are Salon VIII and salon IX. |
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Two
Obelisk facing one to another are still to be seen in
Sultanahmet square. Hieroglyphics was brought to
Istanbul from Egypt by the Emporer Theodosius, and set
up its present position in the Hippodrome. It was given
the name column of Theodosius, and it is 18.45 m in
height, (24.87m. including the base). It is constructed
of Syenite prophry , weigthing 200 tons,which is
supported on a marble polinth, measuring 2.75x2.20m. |
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construction was begun by Constantine I and completed
378 A.D during the reign of the Emperor Valens. It links
the third and fourth hills and brought water from
Alibeykoy to the Nympheum. |
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