Istanbul Museum Explore 5 in İstanbul

İstanbul Museum , Even if you live in Istanbul for 20 years, there are definitely places to discover. Museums are the primary places to discover. Because the historical richness of Istanbul is reflected in the museums. Istanbul hosts dozens of museums. Here are 5 museums that must be seen in Istanbul for those who are looking for new alternatives so that they do not say “The best tourists visit Istanbul”.

ISTANBUL ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUM

Considered as one of the richest museums in the world, Istanbul Archeology Museum; It contains more than 1000 works belonging to Byzantine, Roman, Helen, early, middle and young bronze period, chalcolithic and neolithic period. It is a museum worth seeing just for its building.

TURKEY ISBANK MUSEUM

Work on the development bank of Turkey and the Bank’s establishment until today, hosting many things Turkey İş Bank Museum is a museum quite enjoyable. The museum, which was build in the establishment building of İşbank, has dozens of things that smell of history . Except Monday and the first day of Eid Turkey Business Bank Museum is open every day 10: 00-18: 00 pm. You can visit so we are sure that you will enjoy.

ISTANBUL SEA MUSEUM

Located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, the sea museum is one of the most visited places by both foreign and local tourists every year . Turkey’s maritime museum of its kind in the largest maritime museum having . When the base is going artifacts found in one of the world‘s leading museums . Navy museum attached to the headquarters, 20,000 of bulunduruy work in the collection is the first military museum established in Turkey.

ISTANBUL YEREBATAN CISTERN

  One of the magnificent historical buildings of Istanbul is the Basilica Cistern located in the southwest of Hagia Sophia. This large underground cistern, build by the Byzantine Emperor Justinianus (527-565), was name as the “Basilica Palace” among the people . Because of the marble columns rising from the water . It is also know as the Basilica Cistern since there was a Basilica in the place where the cistern was.Covering a large area in this area during the Byzantine period . The Basilica Cistern was use for a while after the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans in 1453 . Water was given to the gardens of the sultans where the sultans lived.  

HAGIA SOPHIA

İstanbul Museum , Hagia Sophia has been able to survive since the history of the world architecture . It is in a very important place in terms of architectural art world in terms of its magnificence . Splendor, size and functionality. Hagia Sophia is the largest church build by the Eastern Roman Empire in Istanbul. It was build three times in the same place. It was name Megale Ekklesia (Great Church) when it was first built after the 5th century with its current name Hagia Sophia . Hagia Sophia means sacred wisdom. It was the capital’s largest church during the period of the Eastern Roman Empire and the cathedral saw a business.