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Byzantine Relics Tour, ( Old City Tour Of
Istanbul): You will depart to do
your tour from St. Sophia. Istanbul old city tour (
Byzantine Relics ) included St. Sophia, Blue Mosque,
Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar. End of the istanbul old city tour
you will be droped off hotel. this will be the end of the
tour. |
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ST.SOPHIA:This ancient basilica,
built by Contantine the Great, in the 4th century and
reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the
architectural marvels of all time.
SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE:
Across from St. Sophia built in the
17th century by the architect Mehmet, this is known as the
BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration
of blue Iznik tiles.
HIPPODROME: The scene of ancient with its four monuments,
the GERMAN FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II, the OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS,
the bronze SERPENTINE COLUMN and the CLUMN OF CONSTANTINE.
GRAND COVERED BAZARR: In this labyrinth of streets and
passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having
its own area, the goldsmiths street the carper seller,
Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates,
hand-honed copperwere, brassware and trays, water ewers,
onyxware and meerschaum pipers |
