BY ramazan
In the Depths of History One of the magnificent ancient buildings of İstanbul is the Basilica Cistern located in the southwest of Hagia Sofia. Constructed for Justinianus I, the Byzantium Emperor (527-565), this big underground water reservoir is called as “Yerebatan Cistern” among the public because of the underground marble columns. As there used to […]
BY ramazan
DESCRIPTION TWO CONTINENTS, ONE MUSEUM The Fortress (Hisar) Museum incorporates Rumeli, Yedikule and Anadolu Fortresses. Among all, Rumeli Hisarı Fortress however clearly stands out. The Fortress covering a 30-acre area in Sarıyer, also gives its name to the location. It was built in a short period of four months. By Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 […]
BY ramazan
DESCRIPTION GALATA TOWER, ONE OF THE ICONS OF ISTANBUL Considered among the oldest towers in the world and one of the symbols of Istanbul, Galata Tower was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List in 2013. Galata Tower, one of the most important structures that make up the silhouette of Istanbul, was used as […]
BY ramazan
DESCRIPTION WORLD’S RICHEST ISLAMIC ART COLLECTION Turkish and Islamic Art Museum is the first museum in our country to include Turkish – Islamic art works together. It opened its doors for the first time in 1914 in the imaret building of Suleymaniye Mosque Social Complex, one of the most important structures of Mimar Sinan (Sinan […]
BY ramazan
DESCRIPTION OTTOMAN IMPERIAL PALACE it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans: Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayı) is the subject of more colourful stories than most of the world’s museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries […]
BY ramazan
DESCRIPTION ONCE A CHURCH, LATER A MOSQUE. Masterpiece Of The History Of Architecture: The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque / Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi, with its innovative architecture, rich history, religious significance and extraordinary characteristics has been fighting against time for centuries, was the largest Eastern Roman Church in Istanbul. Constructed three times in the same […]
BY ramazan
DESCRIPTION Istanbul Archaeological Museums: Istanbul Archaeological Museums are a complex of museums consisting of three main units. The Archaeological Museum, The Museum of Ancient Oriental Works, The Tiled Kiosk Museum. These three separate main units are located in the same garden and house the palace collections formed during the late 19th century by museum director, […]
