Hagia Sophia
After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, Sultan Ahmed converted the city's Christian church to a mosque, removing or plastering over Christian icons and adding minarets a mihrab and other elements characteristic of Muslim mosques. The mosque was then used as Istanbul’s primary place of prayer for several decades until the completion of the Blue Mosque.
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Type: Restaurant
Located in the same building as one of the city’s most prominent Turkish bath houses, Lokanta 1741 offers a sl …
Type: Shopping Spot, Tourist Attraction
Regarded by some as the world’s first shopping mall, the Kapalıçarşı (aka the Grand Bazaar) in Istanbul is one …
Type: Mosque, Tourist Attraction
After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, Sultan Ahmet Camii became and still is the city’s principal mosq …
Type: Tram Stop, Transportation Stop
The Karaköy Tram Station is the hub for traveling from the tourist-centric Sultanahmet station in Fatih to hot …
Type: Tram Stop, Transportation Stop
The Karaköy Tram Station is the hub for traveling from the tourist-centric Sultanahmet station in Fatih to hot …
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