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HAGIA
SOPHIA, now known as the Ayasofya Museum, was an early Christian Church, and
later an Eastern Orthodox Church which was transformed into a mosque on 1453
by Turks, and converted into a Museum in 1935 is regularly considered one of
the greatest and most beautifull buildings in history. BLUE MOSQUE,
(Sultanahmet) The mosque is famously known with this name fort he blue tiles
adorning the walls of its interior. It was built between 1609-1616 by order
of Sultan Ahmed I, after whom its named. The mosque is located in the oldest
part of Ýstanbul, in what was before 1453 the centre of Constantinople, the
capital of Byzantine Empire. HIPPODROME, The tree-lined square is between
Santa Sophia and Blue Mosque. Had a room for around fifty thousand
spectators. The Serpentine Column and the Theodosius\'s Obelisk places there.
TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ART MUSEUM, Constructed in 1524, the building was
formerly the palace of Ibrahim Pasa, who was the first Grand Vizier to
Suleyman the Magnificent. The collection includes notable examples of
Islamic calligraphy, tiles and rugs as well as ethnographic displays on
various cultures in Turkey. GRAND BAZAAR, is the one of the largest covered
markets in the world with
more than 58 streets and 4000 shops. It is well known for its jewelry,
pottery, spice and carpet shops. LUNCH TOPKAPI PALACE, literally the \"Cannongate
Palace\" named after a nearby gate, was the administrative center of the
Otoman Empire from 1465 to 1853. The construction of the Topkapý Palace was
ordered by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1459 and it was completed in 1465.
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE, considered the most beautifull and sumtuous of
Istanbul\'s mosque, reflects the glory and power of the Otoman Empire and
erudite Sultan, Suleyman known as the Magnificent or Kanuni the Legislator.
