View from the Golden Horn
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Gulhane, Topkapi Palace Gardens
Golden Horn End Byzantine Towers, in the vicinity you can find graves of those Arab fighters who fell dead at the siege of the city in 7th AD.
Golden Horn End Towers, bordering the old city
Panoramic view of Istanbul, as seen from the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque on the 6th hill.
View of Istanbul, as seen from the Pierre Loti Hill.
Istanbul extends on both Europe and Asia. The city is reputed as being the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents. Also reputed as the capital city of two greatest empires, the Eastern Roman Empire (330-395) [ later continued under the Byzantine Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire (1204-1261) ] and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1922).
Panoramic view of Istanbul, as seen from the Galata Tower, the Topkapý Palace is located as seen at the left tip of the historic peninsula, followed by (left to right) the Hagia Sophia and the Sultan Ahmed (Blue) Mosque.
Istanbul is the most populous city in Turkey. It is the cultural as well as the financial center. The city covers 25 districts in and around Istanbul and stretches mostly around the coastal belt of the sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus strait, and the natural harbor known as Golden Horn.
