Archive | June, 2009
Topkapi Palace Museum Library
After its transformation of it to a museum in 1924, Agalar Mosque in the third courtyard of Topkapi Palace was transformed into a library.
Continue reading...Central Library Of Istanbul University
29. June 2009
Science historians date back the beginning of Istanbul University to the madrasah, established by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in the second half of the15th century.
Continue reading...The Bulgarian Church
22. June 2009
The Bulgarian Church was built near Golden Horn between Ayvansaray Street and Mürsel Paşa Street.
Continue reading...Library Of Istanbul Archeology Museums
20. June 2009
Established in 1891 as Muze-I Humayun [Imperial Museum], Istanbul Archeology Museums is the first and the only institution that leads the museum culture and formation of archeology science.
Continue reading...Üsküdar
18. June 2009
Relatively unknown to tourists, the suburb of Üsküdar, on the Asian side of the İstanbul strait, is one of the most attractive suburbs.
Continue reading...Virgin Mary Assyrian Church
15. June 2009
Virgin Mary Assyrian Church is the only church which was built by Assyrians in Istanbul. It was built on Karakurum Street in Beyoglu – Tarlabaşı district.
Continue reading...Anglikan Church
14. June 2009
The Anglican church which was used by Sri Lankan Anglikan community, is located on Serdarı Ekrem Street, extending to the Galip Dede Street in Beyoglu, Istanbul. Lord Stratford Canning laid the foundation in 1856.
Continue reading...Sadberk Hanım Museum
12. June 2009
The Vehbi Koç Foundation Sadberk Hanım Museum occupies two separate buildings. The original building is a three-story (plus an attic) wooden mansion that is generally believed to have been built in the late 19th century and whose architecture was inspired by European vernacular traditions. The building, constructed of wood and lathe-and-plaster on a masonry foundation, [...]
Continue reading...Anadolu (Hisarı) Fortress
9. June 2009
The castle covering seven acre area and giving its name to the location was built by Sultan Beyazid I (Yildirim) as the front military station of Ottoman in 1395.
Continue reading...Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
5. June 2009
It is one of the two complexes in Istanbul which were built on the instructions of Süleyman the Magnificient in 1548 in memory of his daughter Mihrimah Sultan, and has an attribute of carrying the same name in Edirnekapi District.
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30. June 2009
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