7 Jan 2009
Chora Church
The Chora Church, located on the edge of Roman Constantinople, was the last redoubt of the Byzantine leaders as the...
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7 Jan 2009
Basilica Cistern
This enormous cistern dates, like the nearby by Hagia Sophia, from the 6th century reign of Emperor Justinian. It's hard...
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7 Jan 2009
The Blue Mosque
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, commonly known as the Blue Mosque, is the national mosque of Turkey and a grand, if...
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6 Jan 2009
Galata Bridge
On Wednesday we trekked across the Golden Horn on the Galata Bridge to explore Karakoy and the rest of Beyoglu,...
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5 Jan 2009
Hagia Sophia
For almost a thousand years Justinian's church was the largest in the world. After that it stood for another five...
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4 Jan 2009
Hippodrome & Topkapi
After arriving in Istanbul and dropping our bags at the Empress Zoey hotel, Elizabeth and I began our explorations by...
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