Istanbul Trips!
Istanbul trips, it is where god, humans, nature, and art al harmonize together to create this marvelous city. Truly, it is a place that must be visited;. This is how Lamartine, the French author defined Istanbul, the city that he was fond of and where a hotel holding his name was founded.
When a guest first visits Istanbul trips, the city of peace, he finds himself in a totally distinctive world filled with the scent of history. It is a marvelous destination where the authenticity of the past mingles with the dreams and ambitions of the future. Istanbul trip was where various cultures and civilizations have blended through different periods of time constituting a unique magical open air museum.
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey and the most vital. It is also one of the most distinctive regions in the world due to its unique geographical location as it is the only city in the world which borders stretch over two continents; Europe and Asia.
Istanbul was named in the past as the capital of capitals as it formed a region of peace governing the Roman Empire then the Byzantine. Nowadays, the city that was once the capital of the Ottoman Empire is developing very quickly towards a future that every Turkish is proud of.
A large number of guests with different inspirations visit Istanbul every year. The city offers a matchless variety of historical mosques, churches, museums, markets, magnificent natural scenes, and endless temptations.
The Ottomans were inspired by the Byzantine style of Churches architecture in building their mosques and they added minarets and decorated their mosques beautifully from inside.
Try sitting on the Bosporus during the sunset watching the sun rays reflection on the windows of the houses on the other bank and during this special moment, you will only recognize why people have chosen this specific location to live thousands of year in the past and you will feel that Istanbul is truly the center of the universe.
Constantinople, or Islambul, Asetana, or Al Bab Al Ali as the Arabs preferred to call it in different periods of time are all names of the current day Istanbul which is one of the most ancient cities in Europe.
The strategic location of Constantinople made Istanbul play a vital political, cultural, and commercial role as a center between Asia, Europe, and the Northern Africa.
Many remarkable mosques were constructed all around the city of Istanbul and Ottoman emperors who came to rule the city over different periods of time competed to create their in the finest possible styles.
The Ottoman Empire remained in control of Istanbul and many other regions in the world for around five hundred years until the declaration of the Turkish republic in 1923. In the same year, the capital of the new Republic of Turkey was transferred to Ankara. Istanbul, as a result has witnessed a period of decline when many Romans left the city and immigrated to Greece. This is besides the large number of Armenians and Jewish who deserted the city.
Istanbul has always remained the most important commercial capital of Turkey and offers many attractions to visit the country.
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