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Views of boat transportation in Istanbul

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Istanbul clip

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Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia, the eighth wonder of the world is a World Heritage site since 1985 It was built in the period (527-565) under the order of Emperor Justinianos. It was used as a church for 916 years till conquest of Istanbul by Ottomans. In this period Hagia Sophia was converted into the mosque and was used as a mosque for 482 years. In 1935 in the period of Turkish Repuplic it was converted into a museum in 1935. Hagia Sophia is open for visit every day except Mondays. Winter visiting hours are 09.00am to 17.00pm Summer visiting hours are 09.00am and 19.00pm
Hagia Sophia, the eighth wonder of the world is a World Heritage site since 1985.

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is known as Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design. It is one of the most famous monuments of Turkish and Islamic art. It is the only mosque that was originally built with six minarets. It was built between 1609 and 1616 years by the architect that was a student of Sinan, the greatest architect of Turkish architecture.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque is known as Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design.

Grand Bazaar

Grand Bazaar stays on a are of nearly 31 thousand square meters. It has 61 streets, 10 wells, 4 fountains, 2 mosques and over 2 thousand shops.
It has 61 streets, 10 wells, 4 fountains, 2 mosques and over 2 thousand shops.

Short history of Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city of Turkey. With a population of 15 million, it is one of the most crawded cities in the world. It stays on two continents; Asia and Europe which is unique in the world. Founded around 660 BC. It served as a capital city for the biggest empires in history: The Roman Empire (330–395) The Byzantine Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453) The Latin Empire (1204–1261) Ottoman Empire (1453–1922).

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