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Topkapi Palace Museum (Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi)

July 11, 2016 June 29, 2017Museums

History Topkapi Palace is the famous palace of the Magnificent Century. When Sultan Mehmet II (Fatih Sultan Mehmet) of the Ottoman Empire took Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, imperial Byzantine Great Palace of Constantinople was largely in ruins so Sultan Mehmet II ( after the conquest he was nicknamed as the…

Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya)

June 13, 2016 May 1, 2018Museums

History & Facts Hagia Sophia (Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia in Latin, Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish) is one of the greatest landmarks of the world and the most important structure of the Byzantine architecture located in Istanbul, Turkey. The other common names used are Church of the Holy…