Topkapi Palace is the most popular attraction in the city, so you should put it on top of your list and get here early, before 9:00 a.m., to beat the crowds and long lines.

After residing in Topkapi Palace for four hundred years, the royal Sultanate built the new palace of Dolmabahce in 1842-1856 after deciding that Topkapi was wearing out and no longer met the standards fit for European royalty.

Hagia Sophia was not only the world¿s biggest church but the tallest, largest man-made enclosed space when it was constructed in 532-537AD for the Emperor Justinian.

More properly called Sultanahmet Mosque, the Blue Mosque is named for the blue ceramic tiles covering much of the interior.