10 Top Tourist Attractions in Istanbul - Travel Video

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1. 1:11

   Galata Tower

   🏛️ Historic site · Beyoğlu

   A 219-foot medieval stone tower built in 1348, once the tallest building in Istanbul.

2. 2:04

   Istanbul Archaeology Museums

   🏛️ Museum · Sultanahmet

3. 3:14

   Chora Church (Kariye Mosque)

   ⛩️ Temple · Fatih

   It later became a mosque and was converted to a museum in 1948.

4. 4:07

   Basilica Cistern

   🏛️ Historic site · Sultanahmet

5. 4:44

   Dolmabahçe Palace

   🏰 Palace · Beşiktaş

   Blends Ottoman architecture with neoclassical, baroque and rococo styles on the Bosphorus shoreline.

6. 5:45

   Süleymaniye Mosque

   ⛩️ Temple · Fatih

   Blends Islamic and Byzantine architecture.

7. 6:56

   Grand Bazaar

   🛒 Market · Fatih

8. 7:51

   Topkapı Palace

   🏰 Palace · Sultanahmet

   A 15th-century palace that was also the seat of government, now a museum.

9. 8:55

   Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)

   ⛩️ Temple · Sultanahmet

10. 10:01

    Hagia Sophia

    ⛩️ Temple · Sultanahmet

    Built in 537 as an Eastern Orthodox basilica, it was later a Catholic church and a mosque from 1453.