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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 8410881, member: 87200"]I visited Istanbul around 8 years ago and spent two weeks there, so there was plenty of time to see the sights. Among my favorites there was a long walk outside the city walls, sort of circumvallating them, in fact my hostel, just a stone's throw from the Four Seasons, was built into the wall. The hippodrome with its Egyptian obelisk, moved from Egypt in the time of Constantius II, and echoes of Theodosius and his bodyguard, were key features. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hagia Sophia was magnificent and the sense of the dome floating in the air was evident, above the light streaming in through the windows. In my view it would be more appropriate to make it a church again, as it was historically. The Muslims can use the Blue Mosque which sits across the court from Hagia Sophia, large and imposing in its own right. </p><p><br /></p><p>The water cistern featuring Late Roman architecture was pretty cool as well. I made another short jog to the northern part of the city and checked out Rumeli Hissar, the castle built by the Ottomans, directly across from Anadolu Hissar on the Anatolian side of the Bosporus. These two fortresses were built to prevent any hostile forces from relieving the city during the siege of Constantinople, and across the channel the Turks laid an enormous chain to block naval traffic.</p><p><br /></p><p>The food was pretty good as well, along with the Turkish coffee.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 8410881, member: 87200"]I visited Istanbul around 8 years ago and spent two weeks there, so there was plenty of time to see the sights. Among my favorites there was a long walk outside the city walls, sort of circumvallating them, in fact my hostel, just a stone's throw from the Four Seasons, was built into the wall. The hippodrome with its Egyptian obelisk, moved from Egypt in the time of Constantius II, and echoes of Theodosius and his bodyguard, were key features. Hagia Sophia was magnificent and the sense of the dome floating in the air was evident, above the light streaming in through the windows. In my view it would be more appropriate to make it a church again, as it was historically. The Muslims can use the Blue Mosque which sits across the court from Hagia Sophia, large and imposing in its own right. The water cistern featuring Late Roman architecture was pretty cool as well. I made another short jog to the northern part of the city and checked out Rumeli Hissar, the castle built by the Ottomans, directly across from Anadolu Hissar on the Anatolian side of the Bosporus. These two fortresses were built to prevent any hostile forces from relieving the city during the siege of Constantinople, and across the channel the Turks laid an enormous chain to block naval traffic. The food was pretty good as well, along with the Turkish coffee.[/QUOTE]
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