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Small Hagias Sophia : Small Hagias Sophia mosque after the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453, the church remained untouched until the reign of Bayezid II. Then (between 1506 and 1513) it was converted into a mosque.
Hippodrome it is heart of the historical center of istanbul with three original monuments left from the original Hippodrome such as the Egyptian (Obelisk of Theodosius), the Serpentine Column and Bronze Column (Constantine Column)
The Blue Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Ahmet I when he was only 19 years old. Construction work began in 1609 and finished in 1616.
Turkish and Islamic Works Museum is the first Turkish museum covering the Turkish and Islamic art works wholly. The establishment works that have been started at the end of the 19th century have been completed in 1913.
Hagia Sophia Sultan Mehmet II converted it into his imperial mosque and served as the principal mosque of Istanbul in1453. This mosque has been centre of worship for Muslims for 500 years.
It is a square structure with a sabil in each corner. In the centre is an octagonal water tank encircled by a corridor.
Topkapi Place : Initial construction began in 1459, ordered by Mehmet II, the Conqueror and it was official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans for 400 years of their 624-year reign, from 1465 to 1856.
Hurrem Sultan Hammai was built in 1556 by the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan opposite Hagia Sophia on behalf of the wife of Sultan Suleiman, Hürrem Sultan.
Sultan Ahmed I and Family Graveyard : This is the Tomb of a great Sultan of the Empire and there also some other relatives buried beside.
Istanbul Archaeological Museum : Which is first regular museum appearing in the history of Ottoman Empire and in Turkey, has about a million artifacts from a variety of cultures, brought from the imperial lands.
Museum history of Islamic science and technology : The museum consists of 12 sections including astronomy, clocks and marine, war technology, medicine, mining, physics, maths and geometry, architecture and city planning, chemistry and optics, geography and cinevision screening room.
Gülhane Park was once part of the outer garden of Topkapı Palace and mainly consisted of a grove. A section of the outer garden was planned as a park by the municipality and opened to the public in 1912.
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