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Byzantium,
Istanbul: by any
name
it's
glorious.
Straddling
the
Bosphorus,
its
skyline
studded
with
domes
and
minarets,
Ýstanbul
is one
of the
truly
great
romantic
cities.
Its
history
tracks
back
from
Byzantium
to
Constantinople
to its
place at
the head
of the
Ottoman
Empire.
Today it
hums as
Turkey's
cultural
heart
and good-time
capital.
In this
sprawling,
continent-spanning
city you
can
tramp
the
streets
where
crusaders
and
janissaries
once
marched;
admire
mosques
that are
the most
sublime
architectural
expressions
of
Islamic
piety;
peer
into the
sultan's
harem;
and hunt
for
bargains
in the
Kapali
Carsi
(Grand
Bazaar).
Sights
Major
mosques
of
Istanbul
Museums
of
Istanbul
Palaces
of
Istanbul
Istanbul’s
castles,
towers
and
columns
Churches
in
Istanbul
Bazaars
in
Istanbul
Turkish
Baths in
Istanbul
Bosphorus
Princess
Islands
Eyup and
the
Golden
Horn
Galata
and the
Galata
Bridge
Taksim
and
Beyoglu
Uskudar
(Scutari)
Pera
Palace
Hotel
Haydarpasa
train
station
History
History
of
Istanbul
Conquest
of
Constantinople
The
Orient
Express
Florence
Nightingale
and the
FN
Museum
See
also
Istanbul:
Historical
weather
Hospitals
in
Istanbul
Restaurants
in
Istanbul
Hotels
in
Istanbul
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