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Hagia Sophia :
The Church of Holy
Wisdom, undoubtedly one of the greatest architectural creations
in the world used as a mosque during Ottomans and serving as a
museum today.
Byzantine
Hippodrome :
the center for entertainment, amusement and sports in the city
during the Roman and Byzantine Empires. The Egyptian Obelisk ,
the serpentine coloumn and the German fountain of Willhelm
II are sites to be visited.
Blue Mosque :
The Sultan Ahmed
Mosque ,one of the most revered masterpieces of the Islamic
world . Famous with its blue ceramic tiles and six minarets.
Grand Bazaar
:
The oldest and the largest covered market place in the world with
more than 3000 shops owing rich collection of handmade carpets,
jewellery, leather and souvenirs.
Topkapi
Palace :
The former
imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans , the oldest and the
largest remaining palaces in the world.Today , used as a museum
to exhibit works of art and many priceless artifacts.
Suleymaniye
Mosque :
A beauty outstanding even among all these domes and minarets that
define the skyline of Istanbul was built by Sultan Suleyman“The
Magnificient”in the 16th century.
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