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Sipice Bazaar is
located at Eminonu behind the New Mosque(Valide
Sultan Mosque).It was constructed by
Turhan Sultan in 1660 as a pious
foundation attached to New Mosque.
BOSPHORUS ON BOAT A traditional
excursion by boat along the waterway
seperating Europe and Asia. The shore is
lined with old wooden villas, palaces of
marble, fortresses, and small fishing
villages. During the excursion you will
pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace,
and further along, the parks and
imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. On
the coastal edge of this park, is
Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of is marble
facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a
great variety of artists gather every
Sunday to display their work along the
street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance
with a church, a mosque and a synagogue
existing side by side for centuries.
The Bosphorus Bridge, also called
the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish:
Boğaziçi Köprüsü or 1. Boğaziçi Köprüsü)
is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning
the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi)The
bridge is located between Ortaköy (European
side) and Beylerbeyi (Asian side). It is
a gravity anchored suspension bridge
with steel pylons and inclined hangers.
The aerodynamic deck is hanging on
zigzag steel cables. It is 1,510 m long
with a deck width of 39 m. The distance
between the towers (main span) is 1,074
m (World rank: 13th) and their height
over road level is 105 m. The clearance
of the bridge from sea level is 64 m. It
was the 4th longest suspension bridge in
the world when completed in 1973, and
the longest outside the United States of
America.
Beylerbeyi Palace was built by
Sarkis Balyan Usta by order of Sultan
Abdulaziz in 1865. It is on the Asian
coast of Bosphorus, which was
constructed, in the same style as the
Dolmabahce Palace.
Camlica Hill is the highest point in
Istanbul.At the top of it you can rest
and admire the magnificent panorama of
Istanbul and the Bosphourus from the
beautiful gardens, Iandscaped in
traditional style.If you climb great
Pine Mountain 268m. above sea-level,you
will have the opportunity to look over
the Golden Horn Sea of Marmara. |
