Indeed it is Istanbul's variety that fascinates its visitors.The museums, churches, monuments,palaces, great mosques, bazaars and sights of natural beauty seem inexhaustible. As you recline on the shore of the Bosphorus at sunset contemplating the red evening light reflecting in the windows on the opposite shore you understand,suddenly and profondly, why so many centuries ago settlers chose to build on this remarkable site.At times such as these, you feel that Istanbul is truly one of the most glorious cities in the world.
This complex,which includes the equiste Tiled Kiosk and the Museum of the Ancient Orient, houses a large collection of artifacts and works of the art belonging to sncient Greek, Roman and other Anatolian civilizations dating back to the 6th century B.C.
The ancient Byzantine church, built in 535 AD, was later converted to a mosque with the addition of minarates.The remarkable structure with its immense dome is a museum today, and is no longer used as a place of worship.
Ancient Byzantine church later converted into a mosque. It's now a museum Byzantinian mosaics and frescoes.
