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Spread by empires over the centuries, which takes place in both Europe and Asia, Istanbul is one of the great metropolises of the world.Established around 1000 BC, the Byzantine Colony grew in the great capital of the Byzantine Empire and after the Ottoman conquest of the city retained its glorious place as the heart of the empire.

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Tourist Attractions

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Cami)

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Sultan Ahmet I offered a great architectural to his capital to this beautiful mosque, known today as the Blue Mosque.Constructed between 1609 and 1616, the mosque caused a rage throughout the Muslim world when it was completed, with six minarets (the same number as the Great Mosque in Mecca).A seventh minaret was finally endowed in Mecca to stop dissent.The mosque takes over the interior decoration of tens of thousands of ̇znik plates.The entire space and color effect of the interior makes the mosques one of the best achievements of the Ottoman architecture.A great joy of visiting a trip to Istanbul is wandering in the middle of the sandwich gardens between the Blue Mosque and Aya Sofya to experience the twisted dueling.Come to the west, when the call to prayer resume from the minaret of the blue mosque for an extraordinary environment.