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Hagia Sophia & Sultanahmet in the Night

Hagia Sophia & Sultanahmet in the Night , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Hagia Sophia , "The Holy Wisdom of God" in the night. Photograph taken from Kadikoy, Asian side of Istanbul. Hagia Sophia was the famous Basilica of Byzantium, considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and to have " changed the history of architecture ". >>>

Istanbul Towers

Istanbul Towers , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Rumelihisarı (Rumelian Castle) is a fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a hill at the European side of the Bosporus. It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452.