Istanbul Guide

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Sultanahmet & Around

Neighbourhood Top Five 1 Aya Sofya (p54) Stand ing beneath the magnifi cent dome, imagining what it would have been like to attend a candlelit service in the greatest of all Byzantine churches. 2 Topkap ı Palace (p61) Uncovering the secrets of the Harem in this opulent complex, which evokes the exotic, savage, Game of Thrones –like customs of the Ottoman court. 3 Blue Mosque (p118) Gazing up at the six mina rets and many domes of the Ottoman masterpiece. 4 Basilica Cistern (p76) Exploring the atmospheric Byzantine cistern’s watery depths. Surrendering to the steam and admiring the historic surrounds in a restored Ot toman hamam such as this 16th-century beauty, com missioned by Süleyman the Magnificent and designed by the great Mimar Sinan. 5 Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamam ı (p90)

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For more detail of this area see Map p238 and p240 A