Top 12 Attractions in Marmara

Popular Marmara landmarks and tourist spots

• 1 Basilica Cistern

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  The Basilica Cistern is a gigantic underground cistern built in ancient Constantinople, the old  Byzantine Empire's capital. It is one of the most spectacular landmark still visible today in Istanbul. It is located west of St. Sophia, between the Mesa in the south and the Theotokos Church of Chalkoprateia. The cistern was built by Emperor Justinian in the basement of a large porticoed building, the Basilikè, after the latter's fire during the Nika sedition in 532 ...

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• 2 Hagia Sophia

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  The Hagia Sophia is located in Istanbul, Turkey. The place is unique not only due to the beauty it carries but also because it has changed in its construction and development over time, but it has also switched its religion. These words are true if you are talking about Hagia Sophia. Rulers from more than one religion have ruled Turkey, and everyone has tried to leave its marks forever on Hagia Sophia ...

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• 3 Dolmabahçe Palace

  7.8 /10

  

• 4 Topkapı Palace

  7.6 /10

  

• 5 Bath-house of Haseki Hürrem Sultan

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• 6 The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)

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• 7 Istanbul Archaeology Museums

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• 8 Süleymaniye Mosque

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• 9 Grand Bazaar

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• 10 Chora Church

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• 11 Galata Tower

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• 12 Hippodrome of Constantinople (Sultan Ahmet Square)

  6.8 /10