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Travel Info <b>Besides the Galata Tower, Galata Bridge , Egyptian Spice Bazaar, the Galata Restaurant, the Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern, the Grand Bazaar, the Topkapi Palace, the Gulhane Park, and the ancient Hippodrome. </b> Travel Tips -istiklal street -Nisantasi -Cevahir shopping mall (Europe's largest one) -Kanyon,Akmerkez,Metrocity shopping malls ( they all worth seeing) -Ortakoy (great bosphorus view with very nice coffes and eat "kumpir" -visit Dolmabahce Palace -take a bosphorus trip! Others BEYLERBEYI PALACE ISTIKLAL STREET GIRL'S TOWER PRINCESS ISELANDS BLUE MOSQUE MINIATURK YEDIKULE DUNGEANS GET A TRIP TO CAPPADOCIA (WHERE THEY MADE THE FIRST STAR WARS MOVIE) GET A TRIP TO COTTON CASTLE AS WELL the coffe shop **CHORA: The Church of the Holy Savior of Chora, called in Turkish, Kariye Camii, is after Hagia Sophia the most interesting Byzantine church in the city. Not so much for the building itself, pretty as that is, as because of the superb series of mosaics and frescoes which it preserves and which have been magnificently restored and cleaned by the Byzantine Institute of America. The mosaics and frescoes are by far the most important and extensive series of Byzantine paintings in the city and among the best and most beautiful in the world. **ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM: is one of the most important museums of its kind in the world. Founded as a museum during the Ottoman Period, then the imperial museum, the collection includes a number of findings from various parts of the Ottoman empire, including Mesopotamia, and in particular such monuments as the Alexander鈥檚 Tomb, the tomb of the Weeping Maidens and the Lycian Tomb found at Sayda in Syria in 1891. Originally the museum collection was exhibited in the 脟inili Pavilion, an annex of the Topkapi Museum now in use as the museum of faience and ceramics and dating to the period of Mehmed II. But as the collection grew, the present building was erected between 1892-1908, to which a later annex has been added in recent years. **VALENS AQUEDUCT: 971 meters of the originally more than 1-km aqueduct which carried water to Constantinople until the end of the 19th Century still stands today. At its highest point, the aqueduct reaches a height of 29 meters. Of this monument a great part (971 meters) is still preserved, but appears much lower than in the Roman and Byzantine times, since the surrounding ground level has risen up to 6 m. The aqueduct transported water, which came from two different supply systems, over the little valley between the fourth and third hills of Constantinople. It was finally stored in a great reservoir: the famous underground "Basilica Cistern." **THE PRINCES ISLANDS: (today Burgazada) are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The largest island is B眉y眉kada. During the Byzantine period, princes and other royalty were exiled on the islands, lending them their present name. During the 19th century the islands became a popular resort for Istanbul's wealthy, and Victorian-era cottages and houses are still preserved on the largest of the Prince's islands **THE ODOSIAN WALLS: The Walls of Constantinople surrounded the Roman and Byzantine city of Constantinople. The original walls of the city were built in the 8th century BC when Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists from Megara. The final set of walls were built during Theodosius II, stretching almost seven kilometres from the Golden Horn to the Sea of Marmara. **YILDIZ PALACE became the fourth seat of Ottoman government in 陌stanbul, after Eski Saray (the Old Palace) which stood where 陌stanbul University is today, Topkap谋 Palace and Dolmabah莽e Palace. The section of Y谋ld谋z Palace named 艦ale (after the Swiss chalet which it was designed to resemble) is one of the most interesting examples of l9th century Ottoman architecture **ISTANBUL LISESI (Istanbul High School), one of the oldest and most prestigious educational institutions in Turkey, was established in 1884. As a state high school, Istanbul Lisesi admits students through the central state school examination. Admission to Istanbul Lisesi is extremely competitive with only 144 students enrolled each year from a pool of over 400,000 applicants, which makes it the most difficult to enter among all of the 400 special state secondary schools in the country. **EYUP SULTAN MOSQUE : The Mosque and Mausoleum of Eyup Sultan, located outside the corner where the land walls meet the walls along the Golden Horn, is considered a sacred site for Muslims. Eyup-el-Ensari was a standard-bearer of Mohammed and he died here during an Arabic siege of the city in the 7th century. His grave was discovered after the conquest and later the mausoleum and the first mosque in Istanbul were built on this site. The original mosque was destroyed in an earthquake and the present one was constructed in its place in 1800 **THE BLUE MOSQUE: The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (in Turkish Sultanahmet Camii, in English commonly called the Blue Mosque) is a mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 to 1923. It is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of Islamic architecture. The mosque was built between 1609 and 1616 by order of the Sultan Ahmed I, after whom it is named. He is buried in the mosque's precincts. It is located in the oldest part of Istanbul, in what was before 1453 the centre of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. It is next to the site of the ancient Hippodrome of Constantinople, and a short distance from the great Christian Church of the Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia). **SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE: The largest and most imposing mosque in Istanbul, the city of domes and minarets, is the Suleymaniye. The aesthetic supremacy of its interior and exterior and its perfect proportions have been captivating the visitors for centuries. The Suleymaniye Mosque is an architectural masterpiece. The 16th century was the golden age of the Ottoman Empire. Suleyman the Magnificent, the longest reigning among the thirty-six Ottoman sultans, ruled for 47 years in this century. **DOLMABAHCE PALACE: The Dolmabahce Palace, a blend of various European architectural styles, was built between 1843-1856 by Karabet Balyan, the court architect of Sultan Abdulmecid. The Ottoman sultans had many palaces in all ages, but the Topkapi was the official residence until the completion of the Dolmabahce Palace. The ballroom is the largest of its kind in the world. A 4.5 ton colossal crystal chandelier hangs from the 36 m high dome. The hall, which is used for important political meetings,receptions and balls, was previously heated by an oven-like system under the floor. **BOSPHORUS UNIVERSITY: Bogazici University has its main campus on a lovely location in Bebek, on the European side of the Bosphorus. The university was established in 1971, and was founded on the old campus of Roberts College, which opened in 1863 as the first American university outside of the United States. The campus has some beautiful buildings that were constructed while it was still Roberts College, and its location on the hills above the water provide some incredible views of the Asian side and the Bosphorus itself. The Rumelihisari fortress, built by Sultan Mehmed II in 1452 to use as a base for conquering Constantinople, is also located directly adjacent to the school. Definitely worth a visit! MY FAVOURITE place was Polenez Koy Polonezkoy, literally the Polish Village, is a pretty village on the Beykoz-Sile road on the Asian side. It was founded by settlers from Poland, who took political asylum in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. Located in the midst of abundant nature, Polonezk枚y offers the visitors the natural beauty and the fresh air full of oxygen. Owing to intensive touristic demand the village has been equipped with restaurants, motels and pensions. The opportunities for picnics, strolls and sports attract the visitors in the spring and summer times while in the winter it is usually the hunting excursionists visiting here. Besides, it is an interesting experience for the visitors to taste the Polish food prepared by the handful Polish locals of the village There's so much to write here, visit these websites: http://www.istanbulcityguide.com... http://english.istanbul.com/?vst=2... http://www.ibb.gov.tr/en-us/anasayfa/... there are lots of museums and historical places in istanbul near there. but i prefer to live the real life in istanbul. be a visitor of a family. taste national foods, go to anatolia with a group... you may live a wonderfull travel in this way.. i could help you. if you write to me. yazargezer@hotmail.com mail & msn. |
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