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. Leggi tutto.
Topkapi Palace occupies one of the seven hills of the city at the tip of the historic peninsula overlooking the sea. Leggi tutto.
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. Leggi tutto.
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 Leggi tutto.
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. Leggi tutto.
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. Leggi tutto.
Beylerbeyi Palace, built under Sultan Abdülaziz by another member of the talented Balyan family of architects in the European style of ... Leggi tutto.
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... Leggi tutto.
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, ... Leggi tutto.
