HISTORICAL AND TOURISTIC PLACES TO VISIT AROUND TAKSIM SQUARE

Traveling to Istanbul???                     

Do not miss those historical places when you're traveling in Istanbul around Taksim Square...

It won't be wrong if we say; the heart of Istanbul is  Taksim Square.And Istiklal Street which is on the way of Taksim Square to Galata district; the most famous Pedestrian Street of Istanbul with lots of shopping places, art galleries, restaurants, pubs and bars. You’ll enjoy a cosmopolitan experience of a lively city, with all the ambiance and charm of magical Istanbul. 

Here is the must see places around Beyoğlu district;

GALATA TOWER:

Before the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans, Galata was an independent Genovanian region protected by 24 towers. Galata is the only surviving and the most iconic of these towers.

DOLMABAHCE PALACE (MUSEUM):

Until the 17th century this area was a bay in Bosphorous. It is rumoured that Argos, the ship of the Argonauts who were seeking the Golden Fleece stopped here. Another rumour says that Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror stopped his ships here and pushed them on land to the Golden Horn.

TOPKAPI PALACE:

One of the oldest and widest palaces survived in the world. It was built by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror between the years of 1460 – 1578 after the conquest of Istanbul and was used as the center of the empire for 380 years.

THE BASILICA:

Istanbul was one of the most sieged cities. The main problem during the sieges was the shortage of food and drink. The Basilica is the biggest underground water storage built by Rome and the Byzantium Empire.

HAGIA SOPHIA:

One of the Eight Wonders of the World, Hagia Sophia is the number one structure in art and architecture history. It is one of the rarest structures survived this far. It is originally named Hagia Sophia and is called by Turkish as Ayasofya. Saint Sophia however is a wrong name.

THE BLUE MOSQUE:

One of the leading monuments for Turkish and Islam World, The Blue Mosque is admired by all. As an example of the Classic Turkish Art, The Blue Mosque is the only mosque that was built with 6 minarets.