Galata Tower
It was built by the Genoese in the 14th century on the city walls of Galata, marking the highest point of their territory.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Plekken om te zien: Istanbul
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Basilica Cistern
Vast underground cistern built by Justinian in 532 to store the city's water, the largest and best-known of the hundreds constructed.
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Hagia Sophia
The third and grandest of the churches on this site, completed in 537 AD.
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Dolmabahce Palace
This lavish palace with 285 rooms and 43 halls was the admin centre for the Ottoman Empire in its last 60 years.
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Sultanahmet Mosque
The defining image of Istanbul, dominating the skyline with its great dome and six minarets.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Museum of Archaeology
Turkey was slow to protect its antiquities and to display them properly, but in 1867 Sultan Abdülaziz toured the museums of Paris, London and Vienna and saw what was needed.
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The imperial enclave of the Ottoman emperors for four centuries.
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Ortaköy
A neighbourhood on the bank of Bosphorus with the Ortaköy Mosque—the baroque mosque under the Bosphorus Bridge, combination of which are one of the most iconic images of Istanbul.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Süleymaniye Mosque
On top of a hill overlooking the Golden Horn, this is a magnificent mosque built by Sinan in the 1550s.
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Maiden's Tower
One of the icons of the city is also called the Leander's Tower, on a Bosphorus islet off Salacak.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Istanbul/Princes' Islands
Princes' Islands are nine islands in the Sea of Marmara, about 5 km off the Asian coast of Istanbul, and part of that metropolis.
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The building was erected as a Roman Catholic church in 1325 by the friars of the Dominican Order, near or above an earlier chapel dedicated to Saint Paul in 1233.
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Museum of Innocence
Opened in 2012, this museum is unique and a must-see when you are in the Beyoğlu area.
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Rumeli Fortress
Built in first half of the 15th century, this is the large medieval castle under the Second Bosphorus Bridge.
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Eyüp Mosque Complex
This is the main attraction around this part of the city.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Yedikule Fortress
The Golden Gate was the ceremonial entrance through the Theodosian city walls.
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Cağaloğlu Hamamı
Built in 1741, the last major hamam opened in the Ottoman era.
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Military Museum
Among the exhibition of this museum are five thousand pieces from the Ottoman era through WWII, with the most prominent piece possibly being the huge chain that the Byzantines stretched across the mouth of the Golden Horn to keep out the Sultan's navy in 1453 during the siege of Constantinople.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Belgrad Forest
Named after a 16th-century village, founded by Serbs deported from Belgrade when it fell to the Ottomans.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Hürrem Sultan Hamamı
Bathhouse built in 1556 by Mimar Sinan, the chief Ottoman architect, at the request of Hürrem Sultan, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Galata Convent of Whirling Dervishes
A ritual dancing hall of the mystical Mevlevi order, the followers of the teachings of Mewlānā Rumi.
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Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque
Sokollu Mehmet Pasha was the grand vizier and de facto ruler of the Ottoman Empire during its 16th century golden age.
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Camondo Stairs
An attractive stairway mixing the Neo-Baroque and early Art Nouveau styles, climbing up from Bankalar St towards the Galata Tower.
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Expensive and a bit of a way out, but its meat dishes draw consistently admiring reviews.
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The original mosque was built between 1463-1470 by the Greek architect Atik Sinan, by order of Sultan Mehmet II the Conqueror, on the site of the former Church of the Holy Apostles, which had served as Byzantine Imperial burial place for a thousand years.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Anadolu Kavağı
A village with an impressive citadel overlooking the Bosphorus and its mouth into the Black Sea.
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Rüstem Pasha Mosque
Built in 1564 by Mimar Sinan for Rüstem Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, this small mosque has an interior covered by beautiful Iznik pottery, then at its zenith.
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Upscale restaurant with an amazing view over the Bosporus.
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This was rediscovered in 2010 when an overlying building was demolished.
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One of the best Ottoman restaurants in the country.
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It was built in 2001 and is the first miniature park in Istanbul.
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Çengelköy
About 15 minutes walking north of Beylerbeyi lies the historical fishing village Çengelköy.
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Emirgan Park
Situated on the gentle hill overlooking the neighbourhood of Emirgan and the Bosphorus, Emirgan Park was for long the only place in the city where Istanbulites can admire the beauty of tulips.
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Artistanbul Feshane
Feshane began as a factory producing fezzes, the red hats made of felt adopted by the Ottomans in the early 19th century as a part of westernizing efforts in lieu of much more traditional turbans.
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Steep prices but great seafood.
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Traditional Turkish food with a focus on vegetarian dishes.
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Great seafood, located in Kuruçeşme park right on the edge of the sea, it has a very nice view of the Bosphorus and Bosphorus Bridge.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗İbrahim Hakkı Uğrak Börek
A bit off the tourist track, the stone oven of this börek shop gives its products a distinctive flavour.
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There's a string of small coastal resorts, from Poyrazköy just beyond the north Bosphorus bridge, through Anadolufenerli, Riva.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗The House Café
They serve giant salads, main dishes and pizzas pleasing even to the gourmets.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Istanbul/Golden Horn
The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.
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Classic Turkish steak-house.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Nevizade Street
One of the most famous streets in Istiklal boulevard.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Istanbul/European Bosphorus
This article only describes the European bank of the Bosphorus, and nearby sections of its Black Sea coast.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Istanbul/Historical Peninsula
The Historical Peninsula is the oldest part of Istanbul.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Istanbul/Western Suburbs
The Western Suburbs are a collection of Istanbul neighbourhoods, lying west of the Old City walls and sprawling across the Thracian peninsula.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Nakkaştepe
A park right next to the Bosphorus Bridge.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanical Garden
Extensive botanic gardens.
Meer · BronnenOpslaan op mijn kaart ↗Kültür Park
The main attraction is this small circular park on the lakefront.
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Değirmenburnu National Park
Park on the north headland - "Değirmen" means windmill and there's the tower of an old flour mill.
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