On the 15th day in Istanbul we wanted to discover the diversity of architecture. It is a never ending story and every time we visit Istanbul we discover something new. Istanbul is a city connecting east and west, situated at the crossroads of continental Europe and Anatolia in western Asia. Formerly known as Constantinople, the city was established on the strategic Bosphorus Straight – a narrow body of water that is the only passage between the Black Sea and the waters of the Mediterranean. The Eastern Roman and Ottoman Empires both named Constantinople their capital, and both nations built incredible buildings throughout the city. Today Istanbul is the 15th largest city on earth by population, and each year millions of people visit to see its incredible monuments. and to absorb some authentic Turkish culture. The greatest examples of architecture within Istanbul, breaking them down into three phases: Eastern Roman or Byzantine Architecture, then Istanbul Ottoman Architecture and finally but not last Modern Architecture in Istanbul.
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