Friday, August 21, 2009

Topkapi Palace / Aysofya Camii / Basilica Cistern

Below are some photos from our last full day in Istanbul, we saw Topaki Palace, which was the heart of the Ottoman empire for centuries, An ancient underground Roman reservoir teeming with carp and Ayasofy Camii, an ancient christian church, turned mosque, turned museum.



The Grounds of Topaki Palace, Overlooking the Halic


The Basilica Cistern (AD 532) - An Underground Roman Reservoir



The Remaining few Inches of Water are teeming with Carp




Ayasofya Camii, built in AD 532 and for a Millenium Chirstianity's most sacred Church

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