Distances to historical places
by walk from our hotel - 4
Spice
Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar)
Distance
: 20 min.
This
is the second covered bazaar in Istanbul. The present
structure was built by Harice Turhan Sultan , dowager
sultan and mother of Mehmet IV or a part of the foundation
of Yeni Mosque. According to the documents ,the building
was begun by the architect Kasim Aga. The Present structure
was restored in 1943 .The Bazaar has 6 gates and 86 shops.
Dolmabahce
Palace
Distance
: 50 min.
The
district of Dolmabahce is situated on the European shores
of the Bosphorus between Besiktas and Kabatas on the Marmara
Sea. Pavilions and royal lodges were built along the shore
from the 15th century onwards, as the sources inform us.
In time the bay was silted up and the process of infill
began in the reign of Ahmet I ( 1603-1617 )
The
Archeology Museum
Distance
: 20 min.
The
one of the most important archeologicial museums in the
world. Its collections posses number of unique objects
from various past civilisations. There are 50.000 similar
items in the collection of the museum. There are twenty
large halls on the groundfloor and 16 on the first floor.
The lower galleries displays examples of Greek and Byzantine
architecture and sculpture. The most famous rooms in the
museum are Salon VIII and salon IX.