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Half Day Afternoon
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You will be picked up from your hotel and driven
to the old city passing over the Galata Bridge and Golden Horn.

Topkapi Palace, the former magnificent palace of the Ottoman Sultans
became a museum in 1924. This most fascinating monument
contains Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, and European famous treasures, porcelain, fabrics, jewellery,
calligraphy, crystal, silver, armory and arms and imperial costumes
worn by the Sultans and their families.
We will continue our journey visiting the Suleymaniye
Mosque which is a 16 th century mosque built for Sultan Suleyman,
the Magnificent. It was built by the famous architect, Sinan. Considered
the most magnificent mosques in Istanbul, it is famous for carved white
marble and exquisite stained-glass windows.
Note: Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays.