Architecture

Blue Mosque is an important and popular tourism destination among tourists. It’s one of the most popular tourist attractions in Istanbul, the greatest and the most popular city in Turkey when it comes to the tourism. Sultanahmet Mosque is the name of the Blue Mosque in Turkish and it would be helpful for you to know it’s name in Turkish. Blue Mosque or Sultanahmet Mosque and it’s square Sultanahmet square is really a famous place.

Hagia Sophia is a great and historical museum in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s very close to another great historical structure in Istanbul, Sultan Ahmet Mosque. There is no exact evidence when was Hagia Sophia was built and who built that great structure, but history experts think that Hagia Sophia was built before the year of 1000. Hagia Sophia had served as a church until Ottoman conquered the Istanbul city at 1453. After Ottomans conquered the Istanbul, Hagia Sophia was tuned into a mosque at the year of 1453 and it served as a mosque for several years.

The Galata Tower, although there is no exact information about its construction, it is supposed to be built in 507 AD during the reign of Emperor Justinianus. In 1348, the Genoese gave an architectural structure adjacent to that of today. It was not known Genoese Tower of Christ and by the Byzantines, the Grand Tour. 

Imagine that you are a tourists and you travel Istanbul, one of the greatest city in the world. So, which place do you want to visit and see? Actually, there are lots of historical and great places in Istanbul, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar, Dolmabahçe Palace, Yildiz Palace etc. Topkapi Palace is also one of the greatest places in Istanbul. So, take a closer look to this great palace, Topkapi Palace.