by admin | Nis 15, 2015 | BLOG
* Topkapı Palace: After the conquest of Istanbul by Mehmed the Conqueror at 1453, construction of the Topkapı Palace was started at the year 1460 and completed at 1478 . Palace was built upon a 700.000 sq m area on an Eastern Roman Acropolis located at the Istanbul Peninsula between Sea of Marmara, Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, Topkapı Palace, was transformed into a museum at the date April 3th 1924 and it was also the first museum of the Republic of Turkey. Topkapı Palace Museum is covering approximately 400.000 sq m at the present day. Open everyday except Tuesdays. Visit http://topkapisarayi.gov.tr/en for more information. * Dolmabahçe Palace: The palace was built in 19 th century is one of the most glamorous palaces in the world. It was the administrative center of the late Ottoman Empire with the last of Ottoman Sultans was residing there. The Palace has a great meaning for Turkish people since the supreme leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had used the palace as a residence and spent the most serious period of his illness and he passed away in this palace on November 10, 1938 at 9:05 am, all the clocks in the palace are stopped at this time. * Dolmabahçe Palace: The palace was built in 19 th century is one of the most glamorous palaces in the world. It was the administrative center of the late Ottoman Empire with the last of Ottoman Sultans was residing there. The Palace has a great meaning for Turkish people since the supreme leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had used the...
by admin | Nis 15, 2015 | BLOG
* The İstanbul Archaeological Museums: The Museum is housing various artifacts from civilizations that had left their traces to different periods of the history, is one of the 10 most important world-class museums designed and used as a museum building. Open daily between 9:00 am – 5:00 pm except Monday. Visit http://www.istanbularkeoloji.gov.tr for more information. * Hagia Sophia Museum: Hagia Sophia is the one of the most visited museums and most prominent monuments in the world in terms of art and the history of architecture. It has also been called “the eighth wonder of the world” by East Roman Philon as far back as the 6th century. The current Hagia Sophia is the third construction, done in a different architectural style, even though it occupies the same location as the previous two. The original building was constructed by the most important architects of the period (527-565), Anthemios (Tralles) and Isidoros (Miletus), under the order of Emperor Justinianos. It is mentioned in the resources that during its construction period, the two prominent architects each had 100 architects working under them, who in turn had 100 workers each working under them. visit http://www.ayasofyamuzesi.gov.tr * Chora Museum: Originally the main church of the Chora monastery, the building now known as the Kariye Museum, or traditionally as the Kariye Camii (Mosque), represents one of the oldest and most important religious foundations of Byzantine Constantinople. The mosaics and frescoes in the Chora are the most beautiful examples dating from the last period of the Byzantine painting (14th century). Open daily between 9:00 am – 5:00 pm except Wednesday. Visit: http://www.choramuseum.com for more information. *...
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