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Henry Kupjacks Miniature Rooms
 Henry Kupjack creates tiny, fascinating worlds, complete in every detail. Many of his work can be seen in the permanent collections of such museums as the Wintherthur, the Chicago Art Institute, the Boston Library and the Illinois State Museum. Many of his commissions also come from private collectors.Henry Kupjack says that Miniature Rooms was affected largely by his experiences and childhood imaginations. ‘Miniature Rooms’ deeply affect visi Galata Bridge
 Bridges have a special fascination for people and tend to acquire their own stories and legends. This is truth of Istanbul, where bridges have found their way into folklore and become a treasured feature of the urban landscape. Therefore to treat the Galata Bridge over the Golden Horn merely from the historic angle would Golden Horn
 The Golden Horn (Turkish: Halic) is an inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming a natural harbor. Miniaturk
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  Galata
 Galata or Galatae is a district in Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey. Galata is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn, the inlet which separates it from the historic peninsula of old Constantinople. The Golden Horn Balat
 Balat is known as a Jewish quarter--with a small Armenian population-- dating back to the Byzantine period. Balat's winding streets provided a meeting ground for navigators, seafarers, street vendors and porters. Following the earthquake of 1894 and a series of fires that affected not only the neighbourhood but whole city of Istanbul, the social structure of Balat underwent significant changes: The wealthiest section of the inhabit Fener
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 Fatih
 The district of Fatih is located in the south of Istanbul;neighbour to Eminonu and along the cost of Golden Horn in asian side . Since Bysantium and Ottoman Period, Fatih has always been a center or the Empires and had significance roles. The district gets its name from Soltan Mehmet the Conquer Bulgarian Church
 St. Stephan Bulgarian Church which belongs to Bulgarian minority is may be the most interesting church of Istanbul. Bulgarian residents of Ottoman Empire previously performed their religious rituals in the churches of Fener Orthodox Patriarchy. And probably under the influence of nationalism, Bulgarian people received permission from the state to have their own churc An Istanbul Feast in the Sky
 Share delighting moments with your loved ones through an exclusive helicopter tour. Medair carries on to present visual feast to Istanbulians. You can witness the beauty of Istanbul, which is one of the most important cities in the world. The tours, which are organized at the three different routes, open with 59 Euros. The exclusive tours attract attention among Istanbulians and domestic and foreig Eyup and the Golden Horn
Established at time of the conquest, Eyup was Istanbul's first Ottoman Turkish settlement. The district is located beyond the city walls on the south bank of the Golden Horn and takes its name from the tomb of Eyyub al Ensari, a companion of the prophet Mohammed, who is believed to have died there during the Muslim siege of Istanbul in the 7th century. Eyup began to develop shortly after the conquest. The first tangible sing of this were the tomb that Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror, had built over the grave of Eyyub el-Ensari after his mentor, Aksemseddin, saw the place in a dream and beside it a mosque. The first settlers were from Bursa and the first eight neighborhoods given Istanbul Helicopter Tours
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