08:30 You will be picked up from your hotel for a full day tour of Istanbul.
List of the places you will visit:
Basilica Cistern The Basilica Cistern built by Emperor Justinianus in 532, the Basilica Cistern is also known as the Basilica Cistern because it is located under the Stoa Basilica. Cistern, 140 m long. width 70 m. It is a giant structure covering a rectangular area. This cistern is descended by a stone staircase with 52 steps, each 9 m high. There are 336 columns in height. These columns, erected at intervals of 4.80 meters from each other, form 12 rows, 28 in each row.
Istanbul Archaeology Museums The Museums an institution inherited from the Ottoman Empire by the Republic of Turkey, brings together the first museum studies in our country. Although the traces of the interest in collecting historical artifacts in the Ottoman Empire can be traced since the reign of Mehmet the Conqueror, the institutional emergence of systematic museology coincides with the establishment of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums as the 'Müze-i Hümayun', that is, the Imperial Museum, in 1869. The Imperial Museum, consisting of archaeological artifacts collected until that day in the Hagia Irene Church, forms the basis of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. Saffet Pasha, the Minister of Education of the period, was closely interested in the museum and made personal efforts to bring works to the museum.
Istanbul Mosaic Museum During the Eastern Roman Empire, "Imperial Palaces" were located in the area extending from Hagia Sophia and the Hippodrome to the coast. During the reign of Emperor Constantine I (306-337), the Palaces Region, bordered by magnificent sea walls, was in the form of a complex consisting of separate but integrated courtyards, throne halls, prayer halls, churches, prayer rooms, gardens, water wells, and thermal springs, built side by side. The Palaces complex, which was destroyed and burned over the centuries, remained underground for many years.
Boukoleon Palace Boukoleon Palace has the characteristics of a Byzantine seaside palace. It is located between the Kumkapı district of Fatih and Cankurtaran. Boucoleon Palace ll. It was built by Theodosius. The palace is also located to the east of Little Hagia Sophia. The palace, one of the oldest ruins of the Historical Peninsula, was destroyed due to plunder during the Latin occupation in 1204. The ruins that have survived to this day are still worth seeing. The Bukoleon Palace, which is currently under renovation, will welcome its visitors as a museum in the future.
Small Hagia Sophia Mosque (Sergius & Bacchus Church) Small Hagia Sophia Mosque formerly known as Sergius and Bacchus Church, was built by Emperor Justinian between 527 and 536. Little Hagia Sophia, which has been standing for 1500 years, has gone through its phases: Sergius and Bacchus Church Being Built; Rumor has it that Justinian and his uncle Justinian, who was mentioned in a conspiracy against Emperor Anastasius, were saved from execution when St. Sergios and St. Bachios, who appeared in the emperor's dream, told Anastasius that they had nothing to do with the assassination. Justinian, who became emperor after his uncle, had a church built in the name of the saints as a sign of his gratitude: Sergius & Bacchus Church
Small Hagia Sophia, located between Kadırga and Cankurtaran districts, close to the southern part of the Marmara walls, is not as well-known as the Big Hagia Sophia, but it is older than it. The construction of the church, which started in 527, was damaged during the Nika Revolt (534). The church, whose construction was completed in 536, is one of the oldest places of worship in Istanbul from the Roman period.
Kariye Mosque (Chora Mosque) Kariye Mosque is a church building dedicated to Jesus, forming the center of the Chora Monastery, which was a large building complex during the Eastern Roman Empire. Since it is located outside the walls of Istanbul (Constantinos), the name Khora, which means outside the city, rural area in Greek, was deemed appropriate for the building. Kariye is the Turkish version of this name. Although the exact construction date of the building cannot be estimated, it is known that it was rebuilt in the 6th century by Emperor Justiniaus (527-565) on the site of a ruined chapel outside the city. Since it was close to the Blackhernal Palace during the Kommenos Period, the church was used as a palace chapel in important religious ceremonies.
18:00 End of the tour you will be dropped at your hotel.
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