1. Topkapi Palace: was the official and primary Istanbul residence of the Ottoman Sultans from 1465 to 1853. Home of the sultans including the harem.
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2. Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia): changed the course of Western architecture; was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thou
sand years
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3. Basilica Cistern: also called the Yerebatan Sarayı or Yerebatan Sarnıcı, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city of Istanbul. It is an eerie subterranean "sunken palace" of 336 marble columns which could hold 80,000 cubic feet of water in case of drought or siege
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4. Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque: Islam's elegant answer to Ayasofya, with six minarets and The mosque is one of several mosques known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.
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5. Byzantine Hippodrome: the political and recreational heart of Byzantine Constantinople and Ottoman Istanbul
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6. Turkish & Islamic Arts Museum: facing the Blue Mosque on the Hippodrome, a treasure-house of 1000 years of fine art
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7. Grand Bazaar: the ultimate medieval "covered shopping center," with 4000 shops, fun whether you buy or just browse
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8. Suleymaniye Mosque: The magnificient mosque which is designed and buily by Sinan the Architect, the most important architect of the Otoman Empire.
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9. Egyptian (Spice) Market: food, spices, coffee, snacks and some touristic stuff
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10. Beyoglu: the romance of 19th-century and the hearth of the night life.
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11. Galata Tower: As tje stronghold of the Genoese defence system in Beyoglu, in 1348 on the hill above the harbour the Galata Tower was errected.
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12. İstanbul Modern Museum: İt is a fine modern art museum located in a dormer dock warehouse. It is also known as İstanbul museum of modern art.
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13. Dolmabahce Palace: the sultan's sumptuous new (1856) European-style palace on the Bosphorus
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14. Chora Church: One of the most beatiful churches with great mosaics and paintings which are financed by Theodor Metochides in 1325.
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