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GRAND BAZAR
THE OLDEST AND LARGEST COVERED BAZAAR IN THE
WORLD IS SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. ONE
CANNOT APPRECIATE THIS MARKET WITHOUT VISITING
IT. IT RESEMBLES A GIANT LABYRINTH WITH
APPROXIMATELY SIXTY LANES AND MORE THAN THREE
THOUSAND SHOPS.
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TOPKAPI PALACE
TOPKAPI IS THE LARGEST AND OLDEST PALACE IN THE
WORLD TO SURVIVE TO OUR DAY. IN 1924 IT WAS
TURNED INTO A MUSEUM AT ATATURKS REQUEST.
SITUATED ON THE ACROPOLIS, THE SITE OF THE FIRST
SETTLEMENT IN ISTANBUL, IT COMMANDS AN IMPRESSIVE
VIEW OF THE GOLDEN HORN, THE BOSPHORUS AND THE
SEA OF MARMARA. THE PALACE IS A COMPLEX
SURROUNDED BY 5 KM OF WALLS AND OCCUPIES AN AREA
OF 700,000 SQ. M AT THE TIP OF THE HISTORICAL
PENINSULA.
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THE MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ARTS
THE PALACE OF IBRAHIM PASA 16TH CENTURY,
SITUATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SULTANAHMET SQUARE,
NOW FUNCTIONS AS THE MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND
ISLAMIC ART. IT IS THE ONLY EXTANT PRIVATE
PALACE, EXCEPT FOR THE IMPERIAL PALACES. THE
BUILDING, ELEVATED ON ARCHES, SURROUNDS THREE
SIDES OF A CENTRAL COURTYARD. A STAIRCASE LEADS
FROM THE TERRACE TO THE FIRST SECTION OF THE
MUSEUM. RARE WORKS OF ART CREATED IN VARIOUS
ISLAMIC LANDS ARE ON DISPLAY IN THE HALLWAYS AND
THE ROOMS. THE STONE, BAKED CLAY AND METAL
OBJECTS, CERAMIC WARES AND HANDWRITTEN BOOKS ARE
SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE EXAMPLES OF THEIR
PERIOD. THE CARPETS EXHIBITED IN THE SECTION
FITTED WITH GLASS PANES NEAR THE LARGE CHAMBERS
ARE MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLES OF 13TH-20TH CENTURY
HANDMADE TURKISH CARPETS. THIS MATCHLESS
COLLECTION IS THE RICHEST OF ITS KIND IN THE
WORLD. 13TH CENTURY SELJUK CARPETS AND OTHER
EXAMPLES FROM SUBSEQUENT CENTURIES ARE EXHIBITED
WITH MUCH CARE. THE FLOOR BELOW THE CARPET
SECTION IS THE ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTION WHERE ONE
CAN GET A GLIMPSE OF EVERYDAY TURKISH LIFE AND
OBJECTS IN DAILY HOUSEHOLD USE IN THE PAST.