Turkey

Turkey (Istanbul):

One of the places that I always dream to go to is Turkey. Because of the geographic situation of this country it connects Eastern Europe and western Asia, this variety of cultures in one place makes Turkey a unique country. Some attractions in Istanbul are a great opportunity to visit such as:

The Blue Mosque:

This mosque is a historical building and is located in the city of Istanbul. It was built in 1609 to 1616. It’s called the blue mosque because of the blue tiles that is used in the building.

To enter the mosque there are some rules to be followed, such as wearing a cover on the head for women and taking the shoes off.

To see the great architecture of the mosque, we should approach it from the west side. The interior is lined with more than 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles. More than 200 stained glass windows is used to give natural light.

The most important place in the mosque is the (Mehrab) that is made of finely carved marble.

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

This building is universally known as one of the great buildings of the world. It was built in the fourth century by Constantine the Great. He was the first Christian emperor and the founder of the city Constantinople. Hagia Sophia was one of several great churches he built in important cities throughout his empire. Then it was changed to a mosque then to a museum.

The architect of the church is rich with mosaics and marble pillars and covering. In different levels of this church we can see the different types of mosaics.

The Bosphorus Bridge:

This bridge called the first bridge and its connecting Europe and Asia. It called the first bridge because also there is another bridge called Faith Sultan Mehmet that connects those two continents.

Bosphorus Bridge is the 4^th longest bridges in the world. it has 6 lanes and 2 emergency lanes and 2 sidewalks. I would love to cross from Asia to Europe on a huge bridge like the Bosphorus.

Istanbul Toy Museum:

The museum was founded by Turkish poet called Sunay Akin in 2005. This museum had 4000 toys and miniatures from turkey and around, some of them are antiques and some are 200 years old. The first floor is an actual toy shop.

This museum in 2012 was nominated for the annual European Museum Academy Children’s Museum Award.

This was a brief list of Turkey's attractions. In every city and every place of this country, there is many different things to see. From shopping to beaches and history that if i need to see them all, i will need a day with more than 24 hours to Turkey is a country with different variety of cultures and religions from Europe to Asia, all in one wonderful country. So by visiting Turkey I can see the two continents in one place.  

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