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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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