City: Grand Bazaar
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Top 10 Historic Sites in Grand Bazaar, Turkey
The mosques, bazaars, and Turkish baths of Istanbul could keep you happily occupied for your entire trip: an eyeful of breathtaking architecture here, a good-natured haggle over a carpet there. Kick your trip off at the awe-inspiring Sultan Ahmet Camii (Blue Mosque), which is visible from many points of the city. Stroll the Galata Bridge and stop by the Miniaturk Park to see its tiny artifacts. The Grand Bazaar has thousands of shops to browse, while the Egyptian Bazaar is a fragrant trove of spices and fruits.
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1. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Turbesi
2. Mimar Sinan Turbesi
3. Hunkar Kasri
4. Historical Vezneciler TurkIsh Bath
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 148 reviews
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Reviewed By mariacM8526LA - Charlotte, United States
Unforgetable experience. best massage, facial ever. great door to door service. super friendly staff, very profetional, knowlageble and caring. Love the entire experience a most do in turkey!
5. Buyuk Yeni Han
6. Sehzade Mehmet Turbesi
7. Ahi Ahmet Celebi Cami
8. Tomb of Hurrem Sultan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By Omer-Lavv - Greater London, United Kingdom
HURREM SULTAN or Roxelana was born in Rohatyn(present day Ukraine) around 1506, captured and sent to Istanbul as a slave around 1520, entered the "Royal Ottoman Harem"(part of the house reserved for women) as a servant, became a concubine and finally the legal wife of Sultan Suleiman the magnificent, gaining the first ever title of "Haseki Sultan"(Imperial consort). Hurrem gave birth to 6 of children of Sultan Suleiman, including the next Ottoman Sultan Selim 2. Hurrem Sultan had great influence on Ottoman empire’s political & state affairs as an advisor to the Sultan. She is considered as one of most powerful women in the Ottoman history Hurrem Sultan died in 1558 & her moseleum is part of Sulemaniye mosque complex of Istanbul in a separate building next to the moseleum of Sultan Suleiman the magnificent. Entry to Sulemaniye mosque & moseleum of Hurrem Sultan is free.
9. Sultan I Abdulhamit Turbesi
10. Valens Aqueduct (Bozdogan Kemeri)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 302 reviews
Reviewed By stinkwink - Sydney, Australia
The nearly 1 km long aqueduct bridge is part of a system that brought water from the 240 km away Thrace to Constantinople. The name comes from Emperor Valens, who reigned in 373 AD when the Aqueduct started to work and continued till the 18th century. So it was in working order and functioned for nearly 1400 years. How much modern structure will be able to do the same thing? The nearly 30m high arches can be seen from far away. These Romans knew what they were doing. I love to look up the remaining pieces of evidence of their precise job all over Europe. The roads that still better sometimes than the newly built ones, the aqueducts, the amphitheaters, structures praising the knowledge of their engineers. Valens Aqueduct was a must-see for me. Though it is easily approachable with M2, if you get off at Vezneciler metro station and from there stroll a short while, we used a long way. After visiting Suleymaniye Mosque, we walked downhill and continued to walk till we reached our aim. For a while, we walked parallel to the bridge and crossed underneath on Atatürk Boulevard. On the other side, the arched bridge is more impressive because the buildings don’t interrupt the sight. Even if the Aqueduct does not carry water anymore but rather speeding cars are running in between the arches, looking at it is easy to dream yourself back to thousands of years earlier.
