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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

Üsküdar

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The Asian shore of Istanbul is easily accessible with the eminonü dock ferry along the Bosphorus.On an island located right next to the Asian shore there is a height of 30 meters Kiz Kules, (Maiden Tower).Üsküdar was traditionally known as scraps and has a few beautiful old mosques, coils and brown wooden houses (especially between the ferry and the Great Cemetery).It was more exposed to the attacks of foreign conquerors than Constantinople, with the defensive situation and with the strong walls, but managed to attract economic advantages from the exposed situation - until 1800 it was the end of the caravan routes that brought the treasures to Constantinople and further to Europe.Of special interest of tourist interest here is Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, built by Süleyman Magnificul in 1547 for his daughter Mihrimah and valid Yeni, built in the eighteenth century by Sultan Ahmet III.