Sultans and Saints Tour From Istanbul


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  • Sultans and Saints Tour From Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey

Trip Type:   Day Trips
Duration:  5 hours
You will see the splendid Ottoman Palace and historical Churches and Mosques of İstanbul with our experienced tour guide.

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You will see the splendid Ottoman Palace and historical Churches and Mosques of İstanbul with our experienced tour guide.You will see the splendid Ottoman palace and historical Churches and Mosques of İstanbul with experienced tour guide.

Dolmabahçe Palace recent residence for Ottoman Sultans built by two Ottoman architects Karabet and Nikogos Balyan on a 110.000 m² area and served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire. Famous with great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons chandelier, the palace has 285 rooms and 46 halls.

Süleymaniye Mosque The Süleymaniye Mosque, built on the order of Sultan Süleyman (Süleyman the Magnificent), "was fortunate to be able to draw on the talents of the architectural genius of Mimar Sinan" The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1558.

Church of St. Mary of Blachernae The religious complex of Blachernae comprised three edifices: The Church of Saint Mary, the Chapel of the reliquary (Hagia Soros), and the Sacred Bath (Hagion Lousma).
Saint Mary of Blachernae ,Turkish name: Meryem Ana Kilisesi) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul. The little edifice, built in 1867, got the same dedication as the shrine erected in this place in the fifth century which, until its destruction in 1434, was one of the most important sanctuaries of Greek Orthodoxy

Kariye Museum The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora is a former Byzantine church, later Ottoman mosque, and current museum in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul. The neighborhood is situated in the western part of the municipality of the Fatih district. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque, before becoming a museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with the original Byzantine-era mosaics and frescoes unearthed after its secularization.




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