Gulhane Park (Turkish: Gulhane Parki or Sarayburnu Parki) is a historical, urban park in
Eminonu district of
Istanbul. It is the oldest and one of the largest public parks in
Istanbul. It is located between the
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Ortakoy Mosque, officially the Buyuk Mecidiye Camii (Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdulmecid) in
Istanbul, is situated at the seaside of
Marmara Sea in the
Ortakoy more »
Contrary to all other palaces in
Istanbul,
Beylerbeyi palace is situated on the
Asian shore of
Istanbul. The palace which stands very close to the
Asian leg of the
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The column was erected to honor Constantine in 330 AD, when
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Istanbul Modern Art Museum (Turkish: Istanbul Modern Sanat Muzesi), usually just called Istanbul Modern, is a museum for contemporary art on the
European side of
Istanbul, inaugurated on December 11, 2004.
The museum, located in a converted warehouse in
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The
Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), also called Christea Turris (Tower of Christ) by the Genoese and Megalos Pyrgos (The Great Tower) by the Byzantines, is located in
Istanbul, Turkey, to the north of the
Golden Horn. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a huge, cone-capped cylinder that dom
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The first of the seven hills on the promontory has been the most important and dynamic part of
Istanbul in all ages. When the city was first founded, the acropolis was a typical Mediterranean trading center surrounded by
city walls. This trading center was enlarged and rebuilt during Roman times. The most prominen
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This is a complex of pavilions and gardens scattered over a large area of hills and valleys overlooking the
Bosphorus and surrounded by high walls.It is located on the
European side of
Bosphorusin
Besiktas. This second largest palace in
Istan more »
The Suleiman Mosque (Turkish: Suleymaniye Camii) is a grand 16th-century mosque in
Istanbul, Turkey built by Suleiman the Magnificent.
The Suleiman Mosque was built on the order of sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and constructed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1557.
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