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	<title>Sultanahmet Sultan Ahmet istanbul Sultan Istanbul old city hippodrome &#187; Byzantium</title>
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		<title>Unknown Hagia Sophia Museum of Sultanahmet Istanbul</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[aya sofya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Byzantine Period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Byzantium]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[map of Hagia Sophia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[map of Sultanahmet]]></category>
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Istanbul is home to several churches belonging to the Byzantine architecture and Hagia Sophia happens to be the most significant Byzantine churches. Hagia Sophia in Greek (Ayasofya in Turkish) happens as the universally acknowledged and the most visited museums in the world.
In 537 during the Eastern Roman Empire, Emperor Justinian the Great commissioned two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding historic water supply of Istanbul</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cistern of Aspar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Aqueduct of Valens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topkapi Palace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trakya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Underground Cistern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uzunkemer]]></category>
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The ancient villages that peep out from the antique walls in and around the old Istanbul seem to be quite self-contained. These small farm villages are really picturesque which can be still be found by anyone taking a stroll through the old city of Istanbul.
While continuing our talk about many of these exotic ancient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hippodrome of Constantinople &#124; Sultanahmet Square of Istanbul</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ozan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[At meydani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayasofya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Byzantium]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fountain of Willhelm II]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hagia Sophia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horse Grounds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horse Square]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imperial palace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magnetic Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millaiarium Aureum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Million Stone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ottoman Empire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serpentine Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sultanahmet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sultanahmet Meydani]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the Colossus)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Column of Constantine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the Obelisk of Tutmosis III]]></category>
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Seeing people enjoying their Sunday afternoons on the calm lush green lawns of Hippodrome, it is quite difficult to believe that this is the same place where numerous royal celebrations, chariot races and deadly massacres took place many centuries ago.
And when the park is adorned with white lights during the month of Ramadan along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEANDER’S TOWER (Maiden’s Tower)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ozan</dc:creator>
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Built at the entrance to the Bosphorus during the ruling of Ahmed III, Leander Tower is a beautiful and unique site located on a small islet in the city. Also known as Maiden’s Tower (Kiz Kulesi), it happens to be one of the romantic symbols of the city of Istanbul.  Its construction dates back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underground Cistern (Basilica Cistern  or Sunken Palace , Yerebatan Sarayi)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ozan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[basilica cistern]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Topkapi Palace]]></category>
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Underground Cistern, also known as the Basilica Cistern during the Roman Era, is believed to have been constructed in 532 A.D. This cistern once used to provide water to the entire city of Istanbul.  However, after the city was conquered by the Ottomans, this cistern was a forgotten past. It was only in 1545 [...]]]></description>
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