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  Kariye (Chora) Museum (İstanbul)

  Chora Kariye Museum İstanbul Byzantine

  This 11th-century church of St. Savior in Chora is one of the most important Byzantine monuments in İstanbul. Its frescoes and mosaics from the 14th century are superb.
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  İSTANBUL

  İstanbul Bosphorus Haliç Constantinople Byzantine Two Continents Ottoman Golden Horn

  For more than 1500 years İstanbul was the capital of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. With one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe, İstanbul is the only city in the world built on two continents. The Bosphorus courses the waters of the B...
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  27 Reasons Istanbul Residents Believe They Live In The Best City On Earth

  İstanbul

  1. Our city is legendary. If our city walls could talk, they’d recite hundreds of legends involving mythological gods, prophecies fulfilled, and tales of love lost and betrayal that make our city so enchanting. The Bosphorus itself — the strait between As...