Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul is a famous city where is Located in the junction of Europe and Asia. It was the capital of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, there are a lot of monuments.

1. Blue Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. One of the most notable features of the Blue Mosque is visible from far away: its six minarets. This is very unique, as most mosques have four, two, or just one minaret. None of the exterior is blue, the name "Blue Mosque" comes from the blue tiles inside, because the high ceiling is lined with the 20,000 blue tiles that give the mosque its popular name.

       

2. Hagia Sophia

The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia (Άγια Σοφία) in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, is a former Byzantine church and former Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. Now a museum, Hagia Sophia is universally acknowledged as one of the great buildings of the world. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture."

 

3. Dolmabahce Palace

Dolmabahçe Palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus in Istanbul is a fitting symbol of the magnificence and decadence of the 19th-century Ottoman Empire. It was the administrative center of the late Ottoman Empire with the last of Ottoman Sultans was residing there.

  

Hotels:

1. The Ambassador Hotel

2. Hotel Nena

   3. Angel's Home Hotel

                                                                                                             By: Devon.