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Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Basilica Cistern
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Basilica Cistern
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
• Built in 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I
• Developed to bring water to Istanbul from Thrace
• Also known as Yerebatan Sarayi means Sunken Palace
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Basilica Cistern
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
Main highlights:
• The cistern stored in the water illuminated with lights
• 336 columns to support the ceiling
Used as location in:
• From Russia With Love (1963 Bond movie)
• The International (2009 Hollywood Movie)
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Topkapi Palace
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Topkapi Palace
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
• From 1465 to 1856, served as a residence for Ottoman Sultans
• Got Status of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985
• Serving as a museum since 1924
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Topkapi Palace
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
Main Highlights
• Four Main Courtyards
• Gate of Salutation
• Imperial Carriages
• The Treasury
• The Harem
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Blue Mosque
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Blue Mosque
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
• Official name: Sultan Ahmed Mosque
• Completed in 1616
• Capacity: 10,000
• Number of Minarets: 6
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Blue Mosque
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
Main Highlights:
• West Entrance
• For non-worshippers entrance is from north side
• Ceiling’s 20,000 blue tiles featuring:
Abstract patterns
Trees and
Flowers
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Chora Church
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Chora Church
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
• Also known as Kariye Müzesi
• Features world’s best preserved collections of Byzantine frescos and mosaics
• Total number of Mosaic panels: 50+
• Oldest one was created in 1310
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Chora Church
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
Mosaics featured in Central Room:
• The Dormition of the Virgin
• Christ to the left of the apse
• Child to the right of the apse.
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