The capital of the four Empires, whose history is enough for a dozen other cities. We invite you to fly over the Bosphorus, again see AirPano Ayia Sofia and lost in the boundless sky of Istanbul.
The former capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman empires, modern Istanbul lost the capital status, but is the third largest city in Europe. There are 14 million people and another 13 million visit annually.
The Bosporus divides the city into the European and Asian parts. Each of them, saving the monuments of different times, has its own unique atmosphere. In addition to the magnificent mosques of considerable interest sights the Roman-Byzantine period.
Constantinople (Istanbul is worn with this name until 1453 1930 year) for the first half of the 5th century has grown beyond those walls that have been its founder Constantine the great. For protection against the barbarians Emperor Theodosius II ordered to build a new fence; its length was then 5630 m. Feodosievy at the end of the 19th century walls began to raze: they held back the continuing growth of the city, but subsequently supported by UNESCO part cannibalized lines was restored.
Another witness of antiquity — 17-meter Roman triumphal column in the Fatih district. It was erected in the middle of the 5th century and bears the name of the Byzantine Emperor Markian.
In the vicinity of the columns is aqueduct of Valens, built in 368-375. Connecting two urban Hill, it became an important stage in the development of the water supply system of Constantinople. Until the mid-19th century to lead pipes, footsteps upstairs in city water, and nowadays the aqueduct is a popular tourist attraction of Istanbul.
The site of the ancient Hippodrome, the construction of which was begun by the Romans in the year 203, now occupied the main square of Istanbul-Sultanahmet. It consists of two parts: a square between Ayia Sophia and Blue Mosque and Hippodrome square directly. Columns and obelisks, established during the Byzantine period, as well as the German fountain, donated by Kaiser Wilhelm II, still adorn this remarkable place.
The oldest Turkish architectural monument of the city is the Anatolian Fortress (Anadoluhisary) on the Asian side. Among the many Byzantine churches, one cannot but be called Church of Christ the Savior monastery choir and Pammakaristos Church: there are the largest collection of mosaics. One of the most famous palaces of Istanbul-Topkapi Palace. Located at the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn in the Marmara Sea on the territory of more than 700 000000 m2, surrounded by wall length 1400 m.
Ayia Sofya-Hagia Sophia: a symbol of the golden age of the Byzantine Empire. More than a thousand years of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople remained the largest church in Christendom. The scale of the temple subsequently surpassed only by St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome.
And even if you already have been traded at the Istanbul Bazaar, woke up at five in the morning by screams of muezzins and strolling narrow streets in pursuit of another attraction — discover the unique town from the air.
The former capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman empires, modern Istanbul lost the capital status, but is the third largest city in Europe. There are 14 million people and another 13 million visit annually.
The Bosporus divides the city into the European and Asian parts. Each of them, saving the monuments of different times, has its own unique atmosphere. In addition to the magnificent mosques of considerable interest sights the Roman-Byzantine period.
Constantinople (Istanbul is worn with this name until 1453 1930 year) for the first half of the 5th century has grown beyond those walls that have been its founder Constantine the great. For protection against the barbarians Emperor Theodosius II ordered to build a new fence; its length was then 5630 m. Feodosievy at the end of the 19th century walls began to raze: they held back the continuing growth of the city, but subsequently supported by UNESCO part cannibalized lines was restored.
Another witness of antiquity — 17-meter Roman triumphal column in the Fatih district. It was erected in the middle of the 5th century and bears the name of the Byzantine Emperor Markian.
In the vicinity of the columns is aqueduct of Valens, built in 368-375. Connecting two urban Hill, it became an important stage in the development of the water supply system of Constantinople. Until the mid-19th century to lead pipes, footsteps upstairs in city water, and nowadays the aqueduct is a popular tourist attraction of Istanbul.
The site of the ancient Hippodrome, the construction of which was begun by the Romans in the year 203, now occupied the main square of Istanbul-Sultanahmet. It consists of two parts: a square between Ayia Sophia and Blue Mosque and Hippodrome square directly. Columns and obelisks, established during the Byzantine period, as well as the German fountain, donated by Kaiser Wilhelm II, still adorn this remarkable place.
The oldest Turkish architectural monument of the city is the Anatolian Fortress (Anadoluhisary) on the Asian side. Among the many Byzantine churches, one cannot but be called Church of Christ the Savior monastery choir and Pammakaristos Church: there are the largest collection of mosaics. One of the most famous palaces of Istanbul-Topkapi Palace. Located at the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn in the Marmara Sea on the territory of more than 700 000000 m2, surrounded by wall length 1400 m.
Ayia Sofya-Hagia Sophia: a symbol of the golden age of the Byzantine Empire. More than a thousand years of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople remained the largest church in Christendom. The scale of the temple subsequently surpassed only by St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome.
And even if you already have been traded at the Istanbul Bazaar, woke up at five in the morning by screams of muezzins and strolling narrow streets in pursuit of another attraction — discover the unique town from the air.
