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Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Ottoman Empire's Throne between 15th and 19th
Centuries.
It holds an exhibition of imperial costumes worn by the sultans and
their families,
the famous jewels of the treasury and a priceless collection of miniatures
from medieval manuscripts
Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul
Built in the 19th Century... Became the residence of
the later Ottoman Sultans.
First Turkish President passed away here in 1938.
Bosphorus, Istanbul
A beautiful straight that seperates Europe from Asia.
Left sideof the picture is Europe and right side is Asia.
Bosphorus is by far the most elegant residential area of Istanbul.
Golden Horn, Istanbul
This short river may have gotten its "golden" name because it was the
commercial heart of the city,
serving as the principal harbor of
Byzantium, Constantinople
and Istanbul
for 2000 years, until the mid-20th century.
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
This labyrinth of streets and passages houses more
than 4000 shops.
The names recall the days when each
trade had its own quarter:
the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers'
street, the street of the skullcap makers.
Still the commercial center of
the old city, the bazaar is
the original shopping mall with something to
suit every taste and pocket.
Ephesus, Aydin, Western Turkey
A visit to Efes (Ephesus) - once the commercial center of the
ancient world -
is a highlight of any visit to Turkey. The city, whose wealth and
patronage supported
its splendid architectural program, was dedicated to the goddess Artemis.
Her enormous temple, once considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World
and rebuilt several times, dates in its latest form from the third century B.C.
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