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Balat
327 reviews
"Very cute neighborhood with
colorful houses
and charming cafes, we made so many photos there, very instagrammable"
"As an appendix, I would recommend a stroll along the famous
Galata Bridge
and then continuing into Galata neighborhood and climbing up to the Tower (Galata Tower)."
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Chora Museum
5,979 reviews
"Chora, restored by Metochites, the ‘prime minister’ of the time, contains the most outstanding and
beautiful mosaics
ever executed, most especially those in the narthex, including an inspired and unusual Deesis."
"We got off Ulubatli Metro then followed the
old city walls
."
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Fatih Mosque and Complex
687 reviews
"It’s a great building and yet another
great mosque
in the city of Mosques."
"The Fatih Camii (meaning “Conqueror’s Mosque”) is one of the largest examples of Turkish-
Islamic architecture
in Istanbul."
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Mihrimah Sultan Camii
377 reviews
"Built by
architect Mimar Sinan
(same architect who built Sulteimaniye Mosque) under the order of Mihrimah Sultan, daughter of Sultan Suleiman."
"Beautiful light-filled mosque with
stained glass
windows"
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Cathedral Church of St George
66 reviews
"The most precious objects, saved from the fires, are the patriarchal throne, which is believed to date from the 5th century, some rare mosaic icons and relics of
Saints
Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom."
"It's an important part of Istanbul's history with marvelous
iconostasis
and two rare mosaic icons from 11th century, Panagia Pammakaristos and St. John the Baptist."
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church
93 reviews
"In
Balat
, this church is cast iron, was built in Vienna, taken apart, shipped and reassembled here in 1898."
"Bulgarian St Stephen Church (a.k.a. the Bulgarian Iron Church), is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in the Balat neighborhood on the shore of the
Golden Horn
."
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Kadinlar Pazari
23 reviews
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Zeyrek Mosque
49 reviews
"Molla Zeyrek Camii known as previously Pantokrator Monastery was converted to mosque after 1453
Constantinople
conquest."
"I accidentally discovered that the second largest standing Byzantine structure, after Hagia Sofia/Aya Sofya is the Zeyrek Mosque, formerly a double
church
and chapel of a Byzantine Monastery and that it was recent..."
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Vlaherna Meryem Ana Church
47 reviews
"Visiting the historical Church of St. Mary of Blachernae or
Panagia
Blachernae Church in Constantinople (Istanbul) known to Greeks made history more alive."
"The wonderful priest gave us some
holy water
, as he showed us around the interior."
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Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Camii
36 reviews
"It lies in
Aksaray
, at an extremely busy intersection where Ordu Caddesi meets Atatürk Bulvarı."
"This
mosque
was built by the Armenian architects Hagop and sarkis Balyan, and combines elements of Turkish, Moorish, Baroque, neo-Gothic, Empire and neo-Renaissance styles."
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Carsamba Pazari
33 reviews
"There are a massive variety of items for sale including clothes, trainers
shoes
, fruit and vegetable, perfumes, sunglasses scarves etc."
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Historia Alisveris Merkezi
78 reviews
"Got here to relax after a long walk in
Aksaray
,was pleasantly surprised,even though the mall is somewhat small compared to bigger Istanbul malls it seems well organized, there is plenty of things to do and see."
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Tekfur Sarayi
46 reviews
"Visiting Tekfur Palace Museum is part of my long walk exploring Byzantium historical sites, churches, fortification, palaces, and
ruins
."
"Also right next to walls where you can see the true Walls of
Constantinople
and watch towers."
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Meryem Ana Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi
38 reviews
"The
church
is surrounded by many landmarks that are a part of Christian culture such as churches, restaurants, synagogues, schools etc."
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Fethiye Muzesi (Pammakaristos Church)
107 reviews
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Fener Rum Patrikhanesi
7 reviews
"The
interior
is beautiful and the priests are quite easygoing people to talk to."
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Horhor Antique Mall
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Church of St. Mary of the Mongols
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Ibb Halic Nedim Parki
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Fatih Anit Parki
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Rezan Has Museum
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Gul Camii
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Hagios Nikolaos Greek Orthodox Church
7 reviews
"Just visit and
Balat
neighborhood is also great."
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Hatice Sultan Mosque
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Mehmed Emin Tokadi Türbesi
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Fenari Isa Camii
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Hazreti Kab Mescidi
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Hz. Cabir Cami
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Tahta Minare Camii
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