Sultan Ahmet Mosque

I. sultan between the years 1609-1616 By ahmet historical peninsula in Istanbul, Mimar Mehmet Aga Sedefkar built. [1] Blue Mosque, it was decorated with green and white Iznik tiles for the interior of the dome and half-domes and a large pen still works mainly decorated with blue "by the Europeans Blue Mosque (Blue Mosque) "is called. Hagia Sophia mosque in 1934, converted into a museum, became the main mosque of Istanbul.
In fact, with külliyesiyle Blue Mosque, Istanbul is one of the largest building complexes. It is a complex of buildings mosques, madrasas, royalty Grassland, marketplaces, shops, baths, fountains, fountains, tombs, hospital, primary school, soup kitchen, and consists of rooms for rent. Some of these buildings have not survived.
Structure of the most important and remarkable architectural and artistic point of view as well, with over 20,000 decoration with İznikçinisiyle. [2] This is the decoration of tiles in shades of yellow and blue traditional floral patterns, the structure moved beyond just being a place of worship. Dimensions of 64 x 72 meters from the mosque is the place of worship. The central dome is 43 meters high, 23.5 meters in diameter. Interior of the mosque is illuminated with more than 200 colored glass. [3] Articles written by Diyarbakır Sayyid November Gubar. Creates a collection of buildings and structures around the Blue Mosque, the first mosque in Turkey with six minarets.

 

Hagia Sophia
A historical museum in Istanbul. Byzantine Emperor A.D. by Justinian 532-537 between the old city center of Istanbul's historic peninsula, a basilica built patrikkatedrali displaced and Istanbul by the Turks in 1453, after a converted into a mosque by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. Serves as a museum since 1935. [3] [4] Sophia, in terms of architecture, basilica plan with a plan that combines a central, domed basilica dome is a structure and structural features of the transition is considered to be a turning point in the history of architecture. The building is called the "sofia" the word is not the name of any person, the ancient Greek meaning "wisdom" comes from the word sophos. [5] Thus, "Hagia Sophia" name "holy wisdom" or "divine wisdom" is meant God Orthodoxy mezhepinde 'One of the nature of the three-count. [6] Isidore of Miletus and Tralles'li Anthemius'un famous architects of the 6th century [1] [3] directed the construction of Hagia Sophia, about 10,000 workers [7] [8] [9] works Justinian is specified for the job and spent a large fortune. [10] This is a very old building, some of the columns used in the construction of a property, doors and stone building is an older building and temples brought. [11] [11] [12] The Byzantine period the Patriarch of Constantinople was the center of the Eastern Orthodox Church patriarch and the church Hagia Sophia, naturally, was once a great "holy relics" consisted of a collection. [13] Ottoman Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453, in which tolerance is converted to kilisecamiye mosaics containing human figures have not been destroyed (as well as containing the left), only a thin plaster covered with mosaics under the centuries, so that the plaster was able to escape destruction by natural and artificial. Converted into the plaster was removed and a portion of Camimüzeye çıkarılmıştır.Günümüzde mosaics in the light of day again for the third time in the same place which was built the Hagia Sophia church building is actually known as the third Hagia Sophia. The first two churches were destroyed during the riots. A large central dome of the dome of the Hagia Sophia, which is the period of the Byzantine period, broken down many times, [14], [15] from Mimar Sinan, adds them to the building of retaining walls collapsed.

 

Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace was built in 1478 by Sultan Mehmed II, Abdülmecit for around 380 years until the construction of Dolmabahce Palace and the administrative center of the state has been the official residence of the Ottoman Sultans. The early years of approximately 700,000 m. ² located in an area of ​​the palace, the present area of ​​80.000 m². [3] Topkapi Palace, Dolmabahce Palace, the palace of the people, was evacuated by the Yıldız Palace and other palaces to live. After being abandoned by the Sultans in the Topkapi Palace where many officials never lost its importance. The palace was repaired from time to time. In the month of Ramadan by the sultan and his family visited a special importance to the annual maintenance of the Office of the Holy Relics verilmiştir.Fatih construction of Topkapi Palace Sultan Mehmed launched in 1465. Topkapi Palace for the first time, almost like a museum visit coincided with the period of the opening Abdülmecit. After that period, the British ambassador Palace Treasury gösterilmiştir.Bundan Palace Treasury has become a tradition to show the foreigners Abdulaziz time, the empire style with glass-fronted display cabinets-ted, treasury antiquities to foreigners in these showrooms will begin to show. II. Abdulhamid was dethroned Topkapi Palace Treasury-i Humayun thought to open to public visits on Sundays and Tuesdays, this was not achieved. The order of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Istanbul opened to public visits on three Nisan1924 Asar-ı Atika Museums Directorate Kethüdalığı Topkapı Palace, the Treasury began to serve as secretariat. Today, it continues to serve as the Topkapi Palace Museum Directorate. Made some minor repairs in 1924, and visitors can surf the necessary administrative measures for the Topkapi Palace after 9 Ekim1924 opened to the public as a museum. Kubbealtı sections opened to visit at that time, Supply Room, Sculpture Pavilion, Hekimbaşı Room, Mustafa Pasha Pavilion and the Baghdad Pavilion. [3] Today, the palace which attracts large masses of tourists entering the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 1985, the historical peninsula in Istanbul, historical monuments are at the top. [4] serves as a museum today.

 

Dolmabahçe Palace

Dolmabahce Palace, which is today, four centuries before it ships anchored Derya'sının OsmanlıKaptan-i, the Bosphorus was a great dark. Dolmabahce palace still maintains its old beauty. Put the time it is made the traditional naval ceremonies became a swamp. 17th Put century, began to be filled, [2] for the recreation and amusement of the sultans held an "imperial" to the converted. Kiosks and pavilions in the garden with a collection of various periods, as long waterfront palace at Defterdarburnu anıldı.Dolmabahçe Besiktas' who ordered the construction of the first uses of the reigns of Sultan Sultan. 18th Towards the second half of the century, Turkish architecture in Western influences started to be seen as the "Turkish Rococo called" decoration style, the baroque-style mansion still under the influence of the West, pavilions and public fountains began to show itself. III. Selim, who built the Bosphorus, Western-style buildings padişahtır first. MimarMelling'e pavilion built Palace in Besiktas, deems necessary genişlettirmiştir other structures. II. Mahmoud, Topkapi Sahilsarayı'ndan another, Beylerbeyi and Ciragan palace gardens, two large built in Western style. This speeds the New Palace (Topkapi Palace) de facto, if not fared abandoned. Beylerbeyi palaces, Ortakoy Ciragan marble columns, the former Beşiktaş Palace Dolmabahçe'deki pavilions II. Mahmut ikametgâhlarıydı according to seasons. New House etmemekteydi more like his father Abdülmecit reputation, there are only staying for a few months during the winter season. Almost all the palaces of the Bosphorus child was born more than forty.

 

Galata Tower

One of the most important symbols of the city located in the Galata district of Istanbul and is a tower which was built in 528. Tower to Bosphorus, the Golden Horn and Istanbul, can be traced in the panorama. Galata Tower is one of the oldest towers in the world, in 528 by the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius was built as a lighthouse tower. [1] in 1204 IV. The tower was destroyed by a wide range of Crusade, then in 1348 "Tower of Christ" in addition to the name of the walls of masonry stones were re-used by the Genoese Galata. Has been re-done in 1348, the city's largest building. [2] Galata tower was raised between 1445-1446. After passing into the hands of the Turks in almost every century tower was renovated and repaired. 16th Kasimpasa century shipyards operated Christian prisoners of war was used as a shelter. Sultan Ahmed III. Established an observatory here by permission of Murat Takiyüddin astrologer, but kapatılmıştır.17 the observatory in 1579. In the first half of the century IV. Murat during the Hezarfen Ahmed Chalabi, the winds Okmeydanı protect its flight after drills, built of wood in 1638 by inserting the back of the wings of the eagle flew from the Galata Tower Üsküdar-Doğancılar'a. This flight was met by concern in Europe, the UK showing the engravings were made that flight. [Citation needed] Since 1717 the tower was used as a fire observation tower. Fire can hear the people were given notice a big drum stolen. III. Selim large part of the tower was burned down in a fire. In 1831 another fire damaged the tower was repaired and restored again. Cone tipped over in a storm in 1875. Its appearance in 1967, the tower was started in 1965, were the last completed repair.