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1. Aya Sofya
Sultanahmet | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis soaring edifice is perhaps the greatest work of Byzantine architecture and for almost a thousand years, starting from its completion in...Read More
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2. Blue Mosque
Sultanahmet | Religious Building/Site/ShrineOnly after you enter the Blue Mosque do you understand the name. The inside is covered with 20,000 shimmering blue-green İznik tiles interspersed...Read More
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3. Dolmabahçe Palace
Besiktas | Castle/PalaceThe name Dolmabahçe means "filled-in garden," from the fact that Sultan Ahmet I (ruled 1603–17) had an imperial garden planted here on land...Read More
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4. Grand Bazaar
The Bazaar Quarter and Environs | Market/BazaarTake a deep breath and plunge into this maze of 65 winding, covered streets crammed with 4,000 tiny shops, cafés, restaurants, mosques, and...Read More
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5. Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Sultanahmet | Museum/GalleryStep into this vast repository of spectacular finds, housed in a three-building complex in a forecourt of Topkapı Palace, to get a head-spinning...Read More
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6. Istanbul Modern
Karaköy | Museum/GalleryHoused in a converted warehouse on the shores of the Bosphorus, the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art showcases modern and contemporary painting...Read More
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7. Kariye Müzesi
Western Districts | Museum/GalleryThe dazzling mosaics and frescoes in the former Church of the Holy Savior in Chora are considered to be among the finest Byzantine artworks...Read More
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8. Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Sultanahmet | Castle/PalaceSüleyman the Magnificent commissioned Sinan to build this grandiose stone palace overlooking the Hippodrome in about 1520 for his brother-in...Read More
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9. Süleymaniye Camii
The Bazaar Quarter and Environs | Religious Building/Site/ShrinePerched on a hilltop opposite Istanbul University, Süleymaniye Camii is perhaps the most magnificent mosque in Istanbul and is considered one...Read More
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10. Topkapı Palace
Sultanahmet | Castle/PalaceThis vast palace on Sarayburnu ("Seraglio Point"), above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, was the residence of sultans and...Read More
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11. Yerebatan Sarnıcı
Sultanahmet | RuinsThe major problem with the site of Byzantium was the lack of fresh water, and so for the city to grow, a great system of aqueducts and cisterns...Read More
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12. Ahrida Synagogue
Western Districts | Religious Building/Site/ShrineLocated in Balat, the city's historically Jewish district, Istanbul's oldest synagogue is believed to date back to the 1430s, when it was founded...Read More
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13. Anadolu Kavağı
Bosphorus | Castle/PalaceAt the upper end of the Asian shore, Anadolu Kavağı is the final destination on the full Bosphorus cruises. A pretty little fishing village...Read More
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14. Arnavutköy
Bosphorus | Neighborhood/StreetThis picturesque European-side neighborhood just below Bebek is a pleasant place for a stroll. The waterfront is taken up by a row of beautiful...Read More
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15. Bebek
Bosphorus | Neighborhood/StreetOne of Istanbul's most fashionable suburbs, Bebek is especially popular with the affluent boating set, thanks to the area's pretty, natural...Read More
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16. Beyazıt Camii
The Bazaar Quarter and Environs | Religious Building/Site/ShrineInspired by Aya Sofya and completed in 1506, this domed mosque holds the distinction of being the oldest of the Ottoman imperial mosques still...Read More
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17. Beylerbeyi Palace
Bosphorus | Castle/PalaceBuilt as a summer residence for Sultan Abdülaziz in 1865, Beylerbeyi is a bit like a mini-Dolmabahçe that incorporates a similarly eclectic...Read More
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18. Borusan Contemporary
Bosphorus | Museum/GalleryFilled with office workers during the week, this distinctive building under the second Bosphorus Bridge on the European side turns into a gallery...Read More
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19. Büyük Valide Han
The Bazaar Quarter and Environs | Notable BuildingThe mass of winding streets between the Grand Bazaar and the Golden Horn contains many old Ottoman commercial buildings, or hans . Historically...Read More
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20. Church of St. Mary of the Mongols
Western Districts | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis rose-red-color church is significant for being the only standing Byzantine-era church still in Greek hands, other churches having been...Read More
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