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Topkapı Palace and Sarayburnu seen from the water.

İstanbul / Fatih

Palaces and mansions

Topkapı Palace

Courtyards, pavilions and collections introduce the world of the Ottoman court.

Photo: Carlos Delgado · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

The colonnaded entrance façade of Istanbul Archaeology Museums.

İstanbul / Fatih

Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Archaeological collections in a historic museum complex near Gülhane.

Photo: Metuboy · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

Columns and reflections in the Basilica Cistern.

İstanbul / Fatih

Historic buildings and monuments

Basilica Cistern

Discover a Byzantine water reservoir among columns and reflections in Sultanahmet.

Photo: Diego Delso · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

East side of Galata Tower; perspective was corrected in the source photograph.

İstanbul / Beyoğlu

Historic buildings and monuments

Galata Tower

A historic tower museum above the streets of Galata, known for its Istanbul panorama.

Photo: GrandEscogriffe · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

The waterfront façade of Beylerbeyi Palace; the source image was cropped.

İstanbul / Üsküdar

Palaces and mansions

Beylerbeyi Palace

An Ottoman summer palace on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus.

Photo: mayanming · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

A covered passage lined with shops in the Grand Bazaar.

İstanbul / Fatih

Bazaars and markets

Grand Bazaar

Historic covered streets bring together craftsmanship, shopping and architecture.

Photo: EWilson (Volunteer) · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

Trees, a walking path and flowers in Gülhane Park.

İstanbul / Fatih

Urban parks

Gülhane Park

A green walking break beside the palace grounds on the historic peninsula.

Photo: Maurice Flesier · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

Süleymaniye Mosque and its surroundings; the source image was cropped.

İstanbul / Fatih

Mosques and religious complexes

Süleymaniye Mosque

A defining part of Istanbul’s skyline within Mimar Sinan’s mosque complex.

Photo: Hunanuk · Source · CC0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

Domes and minarets of the Blue Mosque; the source image was cropped.

İstanbul / Fatih

Mosques and religious complexes

Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Six minarets and tile decoration distinguish this major mosque on the historic peninsula.

Photo: Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.

The Bosphorus-facing façade of Dolmabahçe Palace.

İstanbul / Beşiktaş

Palaces and mansions

Dolmabahçe Palace

Explore nineteenth-century palace architecture beside the Bosphorus.

Photo: flowcomm · Source · CC BY 2.0 · Resized and converted to WebP.