Cheap Flights to Istanbul from London

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Title: Cheap Flights to Istanbul from London


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Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Basilica Cistern
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Basilica Cistern
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
  • Built in 6th century during the reign of
    Byzantine Emperor Justinian I
  • Developed to bring water to Istanbul from Thrace
  • Also known as Yerebatan Sarayi means Sunken Palace

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Basilica Cistern
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
  • Main highlights
  • The cistern stored in the water illuminated with
    lights
  • 336 columns to support the ceiling
  • Used as location in
  • From Russia With Love (1963 Bond movie)
  • The International (2009 Hollywood Movie)

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Topkapi Palace
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Topkapi Palace
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
  • From 1465 to 1856, served as a residence for
    Ottoman Sultans
  • Got Status of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985
  • Serving as a museum since 1924

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Topkapi Palace
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
  • Main Highlights
  • Four Main Courtyards
  • Gate of Salutation
  • Imperial Carriages
  • The Treasury
  • The Harem

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Blue Mosque
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Blue Mosque
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
  • Official name Sultan Ahmed Mosque
  • Completed in 1616
  • Capacity 10,000
  • Number of Minarets 6

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Blue Mosque
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
  • Main Highlights
  • West Entrance
  • For non-worshippers entrance is from north side
  • Ceilings 20,000 blue tiles featuring
  • Abstract patterns
  • Trees and
  • Flowers

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Chora Church
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
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Chora Church
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
  • Also known as Kariye Müzesi
  • Features worlds best preserved collections of
    Byzantine frescos and mosaics
  • Total number of Mosaic panels 50
  • Oldest one was created in 1310

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Chora Church
Top 4 Sites to Visit in Istanbul
  • Mosaics featured in Central Room
  • The Dormition of the Virgin
  • Christ to the left of the apse
  • Child to the right of the apse.

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