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