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| Historical places of Istanbul see the map | ||
 Monuments : Statue of the Republic: It is built in 1928 by Pietro Canonica and put in the Taksim Square. Area planning by Moniceri. The milion stone: the start up of the road to Europe, considered as the center of the world during the Byzantine era. The German Fountain :1898, Octogonal domed fountain presented to Sultan by the German Emperor Wilhelm the 2nd. The Column of the Constantine : It is erected after the capital city change from Rome to Istanbul in A.D.330 The Egyptian (Theodosius) Obelisk , The Walled Obelisk , The Serpent Column , The Goths Column , The Cistern of Thousand and One Columns and more ...  Mosques : The Blue Mosque : 1609-1616 Only mosque that was built with 6 minarets. It is famous with its tiles. Suleymaniye Mosque: It is built by Mimar Sinan between 1550-1557 in the name of Kanuni Sultan Suleyman ( Suleiman the Magnificient ). It is a part of Suleymaniye Kulliye which comprises of a library, madrasah, hospital, bathhouse, soup kitchen and old burial ground. Yeni Camii: A mosque with 66 domes whose four are in the corners. Valide Mosque , Rustempasa Mosque ,Eyup Sultan Mosque , Ortakoy Buyuk Mecidiye Mosque and more ...  Palaces :Topkapi Palace : Contruction started in 1459. It is used as the center of the state until the middle of the 19th century. It has consisted a lot of structures: Manor houses,bedrooms,Treasure, kitchen, Room of Hirka-i Saadet where belonging of the prophet and calphs were kept, Gulhane hospital, Sultan III.Ahmed Library,Enderun school, the Church Hagia Irene , a stable, The Ciragan Palace : built in 1871 by the Architect Serkis Balyan with the order of Sultan Abdulaziz Dolmabahce Palace : It was finished in 1856 and it was composed of 16 sections. 110.000 m2 area. The Yildiz Place : It has got 60 rooms and 4 hall rooms. The Beylerbeyi Palace : built by Sultan Abdulaziz.1861-1865 Tekfur Palace : built in 13th century Finds of The Great Palace , The Throne Room  Mansions & Pavilions : Ihlamur pavilion: It was built by Sultan Abdulmecit. Hidiv pavilion: built in 1907 by Italian architect Seminati by the order of Abbas Hilmi Pasha Aynalikavak pavilion: Last example of traditional Ottoman architecture with duplex bloc on seafront and singl block on seafront. Others: Tophane mansion, Suphi pasa pavilion, Sepetciler pavilion, Said halim pasha waterside mansion, Maslak mansion, Kucuksu pavilion, Huber pavilion, Amcazade Huseyin pasa mansion, Yilanli mansion, The Tiled Pavilion , Pavilion of the Holy Mantle, Bagdat Pavilion, Mecidiye Pavilion,  Towers & fortress : Beyazit Tower: built in 1828 , used watchtower of firemen Galata Tower : It is built by Genovese in 1348. Others: Maiden's Tower Kiz Kulesi ,The Anatolian Fortress , The Rumeli Fortress , Leander's Tower , The Seven Towers ,  Churches : Saint Antoine Church , Stephan (Bulgarian) Church , The Patriarchate of Greek , Orthodox Church , Surp Krikor Lusarovich Armenian , Orthodox Church , Assyrian Church , The Anglican Church , Neve Shalom Synagogue Others historical places: Haseki Hurrem Turkish bath: it is located between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque is ordered by the Hurrem Sultan, lover of Suleiman the Magnificient and built by Architect Mimar Sinan. The Grand Bazaar : founded in 1461 , it is the oldest and closed bazaar of the world. 30 700 meter squares area, 60 streets., 5 mosques, 8 fountains, 18 gates, 40 public houses, 1 stream. The covered bazaar (Bedesten): Ordered by Fatih Sultan Mehmet. The Spice Bazaar :Behind the new mosque ordered by Turhan Sultan 16634-1664 Beyazit Square , Sultan Ahmet Square , The Golden Horn , The City Walls , The Basilca Cistern , Cistern of 1001 Pillars | ||
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International Istanbul Film Festival , in April International Istanbul Theatre Festival , in May International Istanbul Music Festival , in June International Istanbul Jazz Festival , in July Multiple art festivals organized by private institutions. | ||
| Airports | ||
| 2 international airports: Ataturk International Airport in Yesilkoy district on the European side ( 24 kilometres west from the city centre). The second one is the Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in the Kurtkoy district on the Asian side: ( 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of the European city centre). | ||
| Shopping | ||
| Covered bazaar (Kapali Carsi), Egyptian Spice Bazaar, Fish market, Second-hand Book Bazaar, | ||
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country code (+90) : 212 (European side) , 216 (Asian side)
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| Climate | ||
| summers : Hot and humid - winters : cold, rainy and sometimes snowy | ||
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| Maiden's Tower - Kiz Kulesi --- photo from Wikipedia | ||
| Map | ||
| Istanbul, map of the historical places , General Istanbul map | ||
| Geography | ||
| North-west of Turkey, (Marmara Region) , encloses Bosphorus and placed on two continents: European and Asian Regions | ||
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| Haydarpasa station, Kadikoy, | ||
| Weather | ||
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