Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

DON’T MISS A Royal Necropolis of Sidon sarcophagi A Glazed panels from the processional street and Ishtar gate of ancient Babylon A Late Hittite statues and reliefs A Classical statuary A İbrahim Bey İmâret mihrab

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A İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri A MAP , C3 A % 0212-520 7740 A www.istanbularkeoloji.gov.tr A Osman Hamdi Bey Yokuşu Sokak, Gülhane A adult/child under 12yr ₺ 20/free A h 9am-7pm, last entry 6pm A j Gülhane Museum of the Ancient Orient Immediately on the left after you enter the complex, this 1883 building has a collection of pre-Islamic items gathered from the expanse of the Ottoman Empire. Its steps are flanked by two impressive late Hittite lions, dating to the 8th century BC. Inside, highlights include further late Hittite statues and reliefs, and a series of large blue-and-yellow glazed-brick panels that once lined the processional street and the Ishtar gate of ancient Babylon. The panels, which date from 604–562 BC, depict real and mythical animals such as lions, dragons and bulls.

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