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Dolmabahce Palace |
 Dolmabahce Palace was the first European-style palace on the European coast Istanbul and was built by Sultan Abdulmecid between 1842 and 1853,in Besiktas, at a cost of five million Ottoman gold pounds, the equivalent of 35 tons of gold. 14 tons of gold was used only to adorn the interior ceil |
Bassilica Cistern |
 The construction which was built by Emperor Justinian I in the 6th Century AD is located in Sultanahmet,only a walking distance to Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosquewhich are placed in Hippodrome |
Topkapi Palace |
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Yildiz Palace |
 This is a complex of pavilions and gardens scattered over a large area of hills and valleys overlooking the Bosphorus and surrounded by high walls.It is located on the European side of Bosphorusin Besiktas. This second largest palace in Istanbul is |
Beylerbeyi Palace |
 Contrary to all other palaces in Istanbul, Beylerbeyi palace is situated on the Asian shore of Istanbul. The palace which stands very close to the Asian leg of the Bosphorus Bridge has its na |
Binbirdirek Cistern |
 The cistern is located in Sultanahmet to the west of the Hippodrome.It is the second biggest cistern of Istanbul after Bassilica Cistern,which is also situated in Sultanahmet |
Ciragan Palace |
 The best sites along the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn had been reserved for the palaces and mansions of the sultans or important personalities. Most of these, however, have disappeared in time. One of these, the large Ciragan Palace,which is located on the European coast of Istanbul |
Kucuksu Pavillion |
 Kucuksu Palace or Kucuksu Pavilion, or Goksu Pavilion, (Turkish: Kucuksu Kasri) is a palace in Istanbul, situated in Kucuksu neighborhood of Beykoz district, at the Asian shore of Bosphorus between Uskudar |
The Tiled Pavillion |
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Malta Pavillion |
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Ihlamur Pavillion |
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Huber Pavillion |
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Tophane Mansion |
 In Tophane on Necatibey Avenue, adjacent to the Nusretiye Mosque is one of the most important buildings of the old Tophane Square. The building was commissioned by Sultan Abdulmecid and designed by the English architect William James Smith. Completed in 1852 the mansion was used as a reception ven |
Hidiv Pavillion |
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Anatolian Lighthouse (Panaromic View) Istanbul |
 Istanbul Anatolian Lighthouse Virtual Tour please click here A fishing village to the north of Anatolian Kavak and Anatolian Lighthouse can be reached via the highway from Beykoz.It is famous for its fish and scenery just like other villages on the Bosphorus strait. It was built in 1834 and served to guide British and French vessels crossing the st |
Istanbul Expo Center |
 With eight halls measuring a tornl of 120,000 sqm as well as a 30,000 sqm outdoor area, events of various scales and dimensions ranging fr |
Yildiz Park |
| Rising above the area of Besiktas, Yildiz is a welcome relief from the noise of the city, with woodland and landscaped gardens. Sultan Abdul Hamit built them for the Ciragan Palace (now a 5-star hotel over the main road) where Sultans strolled and hunted since the 17th century. It is now more popular with courting couples and picnicking families and is busiest at weekends. At the top are Malta Kosku and Cadir Kosku, two attractive 19th-century pavilions originally part of the palace, whose guests included Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle, and now operating as restaurants and cafes. The park also houses Yildiz Palace Museum, Imperial Porcelain Factory and City Museum. Y |
Kucuksu Pavilion |
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Ortakoy |
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The Environs of Istanbul |
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Yachting in Istanbul |
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Eyup and the Golden Horn |
| Established at time of the conquest, Eyup was Istanbul's first Ottoman Turkish settlement. The district is located beyond the city walls on the south bank of the Golden Horn and takes its name from the tomb of Eyyub al Ensari, a companion of the prophet Mohammed, who is believed to have died there during the Muslim siege of Istanbul in the 7th century. Eyup began to develop shortly after the conquest. The first tangible sing of this were the tomb that Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror, had built over the grave of Eyyub el-Ensari after his mentor, Aksemseddin, saw the place in a dream and beside it a mosque. The first settlers were from Bursa and the first eight neighborhoods given |
National parks |
| The first national park in Turkey was established in 1958. Since then their numbers have increased to 39. Some of these parks, which were initially established for archaeological and historical purposes are at the same time rich habitats where biological diversity is being protected. The Olympos - Bey Mountains National Park in the province of Antalya in the Mediterranean region, for example, contains a wealth of flora and fauna, which are either endemic or relic distributions, in addition to important archaeological ruins. The Koprulu Canyon National Park in the same province is the home of Cupressus sempervirens forests. Natural forests of this tree no longer occur elsewhere in the world. |
Topkapi Palace |
| Home of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years, Topkapi Sarayi ("Palace of the Cannon Gate") was the seraglio, the heart of the vast Ottoman Empire, ruled by the monarch who lived in Topkapi's hundreds of rooms with hundreds of concubines, children, and white and black servants.Because Topkapi is No. 1 on everyone's list of Istanbul sights, get there when it opens (usually 9 am; closed Tuesday; TL20 admission fee for adults) and go straight to the Harem (additional TL15 admission fee). Once accessible only by guided tour, you can now wander through the Harem on your own, as you choose; but only a certain number of visitors are allowed at one time, so go there first to avoid |
Hagia Sophia - Aya Sofya |
The Church of the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia in Greek) in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, is one of the most impressive and important buildings ever constructed. Its wide, flat dome was a daring engineering feat in the 6th century, and architects still marvel at the building's many innovations. Called Hagia Sophia in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, Ayasofya in Turkish, it was built on the site of Byzantium's acropolis (map) by Emperor Justinian (527-65 AD) in 537 AD. Ayasofya was the greatest church in Christendom, and was meant to be. According to Prof. Robert Osterhout, it was built to surpass the gigantic Church of St Polyeuchtos erected by Julia A |
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