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WALKIGN
TOURS IN
OLDCITY OF ISTANBUL
FULL DAY
ST.SOPHIA:This
ancient basilica, built by
Contantine the Great, in the 4th
century and reconstructed by
Justinian in the 6th century, is one
of the architectural marvels of all
time.
SULTANAHMET
IMPERIAL MOSQUE:
Across from St. Sophia built in the
17th century by the architect Mehmet,
this is known as the
BLUE
MOSQUE
because of its
magnificent interior decoration of
blue Iznik tiles.
HIPPODROME:
The
scene of ancient with its four
monuments, the
GERMAN
FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II,
the
OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS,
the bronze SERPENTINE COLUMN
and the CLUMN OF CONSTANTINE.
GRAND COVERED BAZARR:
In this labyrinth of streets
and passages are more than 4,000
shops with each trade having its own
area, the goldsmiths street the
carper seller, Turkish arts and
crafts, such as handpainted ceramic
plates, hand-honed copperwere,
brassware and trays, water ewers,
onyxware and meerschaum pipers.
TOPKAPI PALACE :The
great palace of the Ottoman sultans
from the 15th to the19th centuries,
housing an exquisite collectionof
crystal, silver and chinese
porcelain, robes worn by the sultans
and their families miniatures, the
Holy Mantle,
CHAMBER OF
SACRED RELCS
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE :
The Mosque of
SULEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT
was built between 1550 and 1557 by
the famous architect Sinan whose
wish was surpass the builders of St.
Sophia. Conspicuous because of its
great size, it is emphasized by the
four minarets rising from each
corner of the courtyard.
GENERAL INFORMATION & CONDITIONS
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guests to be ready 10 minutes before
Departure time,
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