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The Beautiful and Historical Attractions in Istanbul Turkey
Are you passionate with history? Planning to go to tourist objects where history is taking the major factor in the architectures and environments. Visit Istanbul Turkey. This is where people will get amazed of the beauty of the fine architecture and high value of ancient history. Istanbul is the city of Turkey; it is separated into two districts, Old City and New City. Each of them has its own nice places and advantages. The sights that mostly attracted the tourists are: Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Archeological Museum and many others.
The legendary Topkapi Palace was built in 1459 by Ottoman, Mehmet II. This palace was built side by side with the Byzantine Palace. Topkapi means Canon Gate, this name was taken from the main sea gate of the defensive walls at that time. These walls were built next to the Byzantine walls.
Blue Mosque was built in 1603, also known as the Sultan Ahmet I Mosque, this one is famous because of the blue Izink tiles that decorate the major interior tiles of the Mosque. This blue color effect give the tremendous view, was the masterwork from Ottoman. It has six minarets and one big dome. Those historical places are the proof of how the great Islam is.