The splendid city of Istanbul has many unique and fascinating features. It is the only city in the world reaching across two continents, with its old city in Europe and modern Istanbul situated in Asia, separated by the Bosphorus Strait. It is also unique in having had capital status during two successive empires, Christian Byzantine and Islamic Ottoman, and the legacy from both is visible in the modern city today.Istanbul's location on the water made it a much coveted site as a commercial shipping port and military lookout, and as capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople,as it was known, became extremely desirable as a center of world trade, until Mehmet the Conqueror claimed it for the Ottoman Empire in 1453 and it became the imperial seat of the sultans. After the War of Independence the capital was moved to Ankara, but Istanbul still remains the commercial, historical and cultural heart of Turkey today...The charm and character of Istanbul lies in its endless variety and jumble of contradictions. Its fascinating history has bequeathed the city a vivid inheritance of Byzantine ruins, splendid palaces, ancient mosques and churches, hamams (bath-houses) and exotic bazaars. Modern Istanbul exudes trendy bars and nightclubs, western boutiques, office blocks, and elegant suburbs...This old city,Istanbul is very important in tourism in this point of view because this contradiction gives her lots of historical, modern, religious and cultural tourism destinations for tourists to come...Here are some destinations in Istanbul;
_Hagia Sophia
_Blue Mosque
_Topkapi Palace
_Turkish and Islamic Art Museum
_The Covered Bazaar
_International Istanbul Music Festival
_ Turkish F1 Grand Prix
_Contemporary Istanbul
_Bosphorus
_Maiden Tower
_Islands
_Libraries
_Dolmabahçe Palace
_Boğaziçi and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridges
.............................................................................. and many other places that i cant write one by one..
To me Istanbul means really a lot..Even just while going on the streets you can smell the history and modernismm...One day should you go to Istanbul i assure you that you ll never regret it and ll want to go again and again because it makes people fall in love with her and make them addicted...so worth trying;);)
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"...The Splendid City Of Istanbul..."
everybody may want to see there and I also want to do. It's a beautiful city which is in the dream of everybody. See, land, green nature, sun, bridges, mosques and museums... everything you can want to see is in there...
İstanbul is a really wonderful city.I long to be there..It has historical atmoshphere.When one goes there,he/she can feel its history in his/her veins.Especially in Bosphorus,scenery is unbelievably amazing.
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