Historic sites
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Fatih, İstanbul
Built as a cathedral by the Byzantine emperor Justinian in 537, later a mosque, then a museum, and again a mosque since 2020, with a vast dome that s…
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Topkapı Palace, Istanbul
Fatih, İstanbul
The palace of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years, on a point above the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, with courtyards, pavilions tiled in Iznik…
Historic sites
Basilica Cistern, Istanbul
Fatih, İstanbul
A vast underground Byzantine water reservoir built in the 6th century, with 336 marble columns rising from the water, dimly lit, and two Medusa heads…