| Historic Areas of Istanbul[500×375] Russian Spanish Hagia Sophia interior | Francesco Bandarin © UNESCO F Publishing origin | |
| istanbul2 jpg[640×427] ●トルコ共和国 TURKEY 1983 イスタンブール歴史地区 Historic Areas of Istanbul 1985 12 06 C Publishing origin | |
| Istanbul48 jpg[240×153] Turkey Historic Areas of Istanbul Publishing origin | |
| w356 jpg[300×206] Its history is a very long one already in 395 then named Constantinopel the city was made capital of the Eastern Roman Empire The Hagia Sophia dates from this Christian era it was Publishing origin | |
| istanbul bogaz1 jpg[420×260] Ottoman Empire 1453 1922 The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010 The historic areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985 istanbul maps Publishing origin | |
| istanbul08 jpg[444×648] independence that İstanbul became its official name According to some sources the name İstanbul is derived from the Greek term stin poli meaning to the city or in the city the palace Stambul is dominated by the great palace complex of Topkapý Sarayý begun by Sultan Muhammad II in 1459 and added to by later Ottoman sultans The palace is now Turkey s most Publishing origin | |
| istanbul13 jpg[337×504] gateway to the complex a garden fountain inside Publishing origin | |
| istanbul02 jpg[439×576] a tourist diversion veiled dancer Publishing origin | |
| istanbul14 jpg[504×442] Province and on the west by Tekirdağ Province The Bosporous a narrow strait that links the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara separates Istanbul s European and Asian sections entrance to the great palace complex of Topkapý Sarayý Istanbul was founded in the 7th century BC as Byzantium In the 4th century AD it was renamed Constantinople by Roman emperor Publishing origin | |
| istanbul09 jpg[706×509] the kitchen a large copper vat Publishing origin |