This church from the Byzantine era is small in size but impressive for its rich interior, especially for its mosaics . It was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1511 and is now a museum. We absolutely recommend the visit , each tile has its own little story .
15TL price o uvert every day except Wednesday from 09 am to 16:30
Adresse: Kariye Museum, Eyup, Kariye Camii Sokak No: 26, Istanbul - Europe, Turkey
Topkapi Palace
Located in the Sultanahmet district the Topkapı Palace was the official residence of the sultans for four centuries from the capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans . It is built on the tip of the seraglio, a strategic location for the entrance to the Bosphorus Strait. It stretches over 70 hectares and at the time was like a city within the city. He had four courtyards, gardens, kiosks and fountains. More than 4,000 people could live, a thousand women in theharem . Today the traditional visit you can admire the gorgeous rooms of the palace, and collections of works and objects as weapons, jewelry and clothes of the Ottoman court through the ages.
Price 25TL 20TL for the palate and for the harem, open all week except Tuesday from 9h to 17h.
Adresse: Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Palais de Topkapi
Dolmabahce Palace
The magnificent Dolmabahce Palace was the residence of the Sultans and the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922. Palace is " Versailles "version Ottoman, very luxurious, the exterior is white marble and the interior decked with gold. It houses a rich collection of art and exceptional pieces such as the chandeliers of Baccarat . This is one of the monuments of the most beautiful ' Istanbul , Ataturk even made his presintial residence during the last years of his life.
The price for the Palace is 30TL and 20TL for the Harem (40TL if you take both )
The visit must be accompanied and is daily from 9h to 16h except Mondays and Thursdays.
Adresse: Vişnezade Mh., 34357 Beşiktaş / İstanbul, Turkey
Palais Dolmabahce
The Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici)
The Basilica Cistern was the largest underground cistern , it was used to supply water to the city of Constantinople.The Byzantines had in effect built large cisterns to store water so as not to be in short supply during the summer. The tank is a large underground room with columns of 8 m high and water basins. The lighting columns combined with classical music playing in the background that there prevails a mystical atmosphere.
Price is 10TL, open all week from 9 am to 17:30.
Address: Alemdar Mh, Şeftali Sk. No: 6, Fatih, Turkey
The Basilica Cistern
Aya Sofia (Holy sophie) / Blue Mosque
Sainte Sophie and Blue Mosque facing the large forecourt of Sultanahmet . Two different eras, two different religions.
Hagia Sophia is a former Byzantine church built by Justinian in 537 it was until its transformation into a mosque by the Turks the largest monument Christian religious world. It took no less than 10,000 people to build it. Its dome is impressive: 36 m diameter 56 m high above the ground. It is now a museum, and many mosaics dating from the Byzantine era have been updated by archaeologists
Hagia Sophia is a former Byzantine church built by Justinian in 537 it was until its transformation into a mosque by the Turks the largest monument Christian religious world. It took no less than 10,000 people to build it. Its dome is impressive: 36 m diameter 56 m high above the ground. It is now a museum, and many mosaics dating from the Byzantine era have been updated by archaeologists
Price is 25TL, closed on Mondays, open from 9am to 16:30.
Address: Meydanı Ayasofya, Sultanahmet Fatih, TurkeyAd Options
Hagia Sophia
The Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii):
It was built a thousand years after the Hagia Sophia and facing it. Commissioned by Sultan Ahmet disciple of the great architect Sinan Turkish Mehmet Aga , the Sultan wanted to demonstrate that Ottoman architects had nothing to envy their Christian predecessors. Her name is blue because mosaics blue adorning its interior walls. This is one of the few mosques in the world with six minarets . When the number of minarets was revealed, the Sultan was forced to offer a seventh minaret at the Holy Mosque of the Ka'ba in Mecca , because it was, at the time, the same number of minarets as the latter. The Blue Mosque is today one of the most visited tourist attractions of Istanbul.Admission is free, as all the mosques in Turkey.
It was built a thousand years after the Hagia Sophia and facing it. Commissioned by Sultan Ahmet disciple of the great architect Sinan Turkish Mehmet Aga , the Sultan wanted to demonstrate that Ottoman architects had nothing to envy their Christian predecessors. Her name is blue because mosaics blue adorning its interior walls. This is one of the few mosques in the world with six minarets . When the number of minarets was revealed, the Sultan was forced to offer a seventh minaret at the Holy Mosque of the Ka'ba in Mecca , because it was, at the time, the same number of minarets as the latter. The Blue Mosque is today one of the most visited tourist attractions of Istanbul.Admission is free, as all the mosques in Turkey.
Adresse: Sultan Ahmet Mh., Torun Sk No:19, 34400 Istanbul, Turquie
Blue Mosque
Suleymaniye Mosque and its surroundings
Suleymaniye Mosque is a beautiful mosque built by Sinan , the great Ottoman architect of Suleiman the Magnificent . It was built between 1550 and 1557 Details of the mosque are fascinating and all have their own little stories, such as the four minarets and 10 balconies indicating that Suleiman the Magnificent was the fourth Sultan of Istanbul and the 10th of Ottoman dynasty. In the vicinity of the mosque you will find a real city with schools, a library, steam room and restaurants.
Suleymaniye Mosque is a beautiful mosque built by Sinan , the great Ottoman architect of Suleiman the Magnificent . It was built between 1550 and 1557 Details of the mosque are fascinating and all have their own little stories, such as the four minarets and 10 balconies indicating that Suleiman the Magnificent was the fourth Sultan of Istanbul and the 10th of Ottoman dynasty. In the vicinity of the mosque you will find a real city with schools, a library, steam room and restaurants.
Adresse: Süleymaniye Mh., 34116 Fatih / Istanbul
Suleymaniye Camii
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