Turkey
Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul
Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Orient Express - Istanbul railway station, The Grand Bazaar, Spice Market etc
Ephesus
Istanbul
Istanbul
The great Roman City ruins of Ephesus
Bosphorus strait
Bosphorus strait
Bosphorus strait
the Bosphorous is the winding waterways that connects the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea. The western banks (in the picture : Right side) of the Bosphorous constitute the geographic starting point of the European continent, while the banks to the east are the geographic beginings of the continent of Asia (in the picture : Left side)
Seljuk
Bosphorus strait
Bosphorus strait
The great Roman City ruins of Ephesus
ISTANBUL
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya) is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for its large dome. Built in AD 537, during the reign of Justinian, it was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture".
Blue Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), also known as the Blue Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
Istanbul railway station : last stop of the famous Orient express!
Istanbul railway station : last stop of the famous Orient express!
Spice Market
Spice Market
Spices
Vendor selling spices on the streets of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul
EPHESUS
The temple of Artemis
The temple of Artemis
Ruins of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus : the temple of Artemis is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Three to four times as large as the Parthenon in Athens, it was once described as the largest temple and building of antiquity and served as a place of workship to the Greek Goddess Artemis. The Antipater of Sidon , who compiled and visited all the seven wonders, said the temple was more marvelous than any of the other six wonders.
Epsesus
The temple of Artemis
Celsus Library, Ephesus
Roman Amphitheater
Ephesus has a world famous ancient Roman Empire city ruins.
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Ephesus
Quotes About Istanbul
Napoleon Bonaparte
If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.
Alphonse de Lamartine
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.
Chateaubriand
People were right when they say there is no other place on earth as beautiful looking as Istanbul.
Orhan Pamuk
Life can’t be all that bad, I’d think from time to time. Whatever happens, I can always take a long along the Bosphorus.
Orhan Pamuk
Street vendors are the songbirds of the streets, they are the life and soul of Istanul, he said. Under no circumstances must they ever be banned.
Edmondo De Amicis
Istanbul is a magical seal which unites Europe and Asia since the ancient times. Without a doubt, Istanbul is certainly the most beautiful place of the world.