NOTES :
Combination of Byzantian Relics (Tour TAT-01) and Ottoman
Relics (Tour TAT-02) with lunch...
Blue Mosque:
Its magnificent series of domes and semi-domes, its six slender minarets sprouting
from the corners of the mosque, its spacious courtyard, and its grandiose
yet elegant proportions, make the Blue Mosque one of the architectural marvels
of the world.
Hippodrome_and_Obelisks: The ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races and
the center of Byzantine civil life, stood in the open space in front of the Blue
Mosque. Haghia Sophia Museum:
Haghia Sophia was built at the command of Emperor Justinian in the years 532
to 537. The courtyard of Haghia Sophia harbors a number of minor but fascinating
Ottoman structures.
Grand_Bazaar: The Grand Bazaar was built at the command of Fatih Mehmet shortly
after the Conquest. It contains 4399 shops, 2195 workshops, 497 stalls and 18
fountains. Hippodrome :
Center of sport activities and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire. Grand Bazaar :
Famous shopping center worldwide. Shopping possibilities for carpet, jewellery,
leather etc. Topkapi Palace:
As the
administrative center, for nearly
400 years, for the Ottoman Empire,
which was one of the greatest
empires of the world, Topkapi
Palace is certainly the most
important historical site to
be visited in Istanbul. That
is the reason why Topkapi Palace
is one of the most frequently
visited museums of Europe with
a number of more than 2,5 million
visitors per year.
In 1461, less than ten years after the Conquest, Fatih Mehmet ordered the construction
of Topkapi Sarayi a palace that would be known as Dar-us Saadet, the “House
of Felicity”. Topkapi Sarayi remained the seat of the Ottoman Sultans until
1868, when Abdülmecit I moved to the European-style Dolmabahçe Palace
farther up the Bosphorus. Rustem Pasha Mosque:
The mosque was built on a high terrace over a complex of vaulted
shops, whose rents were intended to financially support the mosque
complex. Narrow, twisting interior flights of steps in the corners
give access to a spacious courtyard. The mosque has a double
porch with five domed bays, from which projects a deep and low
roof supported by a row of columns
