Mihrimah Mosque
Mimar Sinan built this extremely beautiful mosque on the highest point of the city for Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleyman the Magnificent in 1560. The mosque is one of the dazzling late-period masterpieces...
Wood workmanship Byzantium
The wooden workmanship at the ByzantiumThe centers of the Byzantine wooden workmanship which is not widely known are Istanbul, Antakya and Iskenderiye.Today, there are very few examples left by the masters trained in these...
Byzantine calendar
After the adoption of Christianity, the Byzantine calendar “since the creation of the world” was implemented. As is known, that calendar sets the Beginning - the creation of the world, and the Ending -...
The Topkapi Palace
The famous Ottoman historian Evliya Celebi describes the Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi) as “the loveliest sultanate palace that human skill could have created. One can not help doing anything but ruling if living in...
Kadikoy, Bostanci & Uskudar
Istanbul is a matchless city on earth with its unique characteristic of setting the two continents apart.The Bosporus which passes right through the middle of the city also borders the continents of Asia and...
Divan Yolu
Divan Yolu begins at Haghia Sophia and extends to Topkapi Gate of Theodosion Walls, was the most important road of the capital during the Byzantine period. Today it is the street used for reaching...
