İstiklal Street
Located in the historic Beyoğlu district, it is an elegant pedestrian street, home to boutiques, music stores, bookstores, art galleries, restaurants and live music bars.
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A church, mosque and museum from the Byzantine Empire, well worth seeing. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
Hagia Sophia was completed in 537 under the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. For almost a thousand years it was the great cathedral of Constantinople, and its vast dome made it one of the most influential buildings in the history of architecture.
After the Ottoman conquest in 1453 it became a mosque, in 1935 a museum, and in 2020 it was once again opened as a mosque. It stands in Sultanahmet, within the Historic Areas of Istanbul listed by UNESCO.
Galata Tower
Considered among the oldest towers in the world and one of the symbols of Istanbul.
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Camondo Stairs
The curving stone staircase the Camondo family built in Galata, a short walk from the old banking street.
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