Istanbul 2005

View on the Hagia Sophia from the Sultan Ahmet park
Sultan Ahmet park
The Hagia Sophia was built in 537
Sultan Ahmet park
Lieve with the Hagia Sophia
Sultan Ahmet park
The distinctive red facade of the Hagia Sophia
Sultan Ahmet park
A morning in the Sultan Ahmet park
Sultan Ahmet park
The silhouette of the Blue Mosque (1616)
Sultan Ahmet park
Closer to the Blue Mosque
Sultan Ahmet park
Baths of the Blue Mosque
Sultan Ahmet park
Entrance gate to the Blue Mosque
Sultan Ahmet park
The details of the Mosque become clearer
Sultan Ahmet park
Tourist shops and the mosque
Sultan Ahmet park
The interior of the Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque
A big room needs a big chandelier
Blue Mosque
The pretty ceiling of the Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque
The big dome from the inside
Blue Mosque
Floating Kitchen on the shore of the Golden Horn estuary
Golden Horn
View on Beyoglu on the other side of the Golden Horn
Beyoglu
The Galata Tower in Beyoglu (1348)
Beyoglu
View on the Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace
The Yeni Cami (new mosque)
Yeni Cami
On a winter afternoon in Eminonu
Eminonu
The minarets decorate the skyline of Istanbul
Bosporus
This is the Asian side of Istanbul, Uskudar
Bosporus
Last ray of light in Uskudar
Bosporus
The Bosporus Bridge and the moon
Bosporus
Lieve with a Bosporus Palace
Bosporus
Sunset behind the Bosporus Bridge
Bosporus
The Blue Mosque at night
Sultan Ahmet district
Enchanting lights on the mosque
Sultan Ahmet district
The Avicenna Hotel in Sultan Ahmet district
Sultan Ahmet district
Old timer matching with the hotel
Sultan Ahmet district
The Gulhane Park
Gulhane Park
Birds in Gulhane Park
Gulhane Park
Kebab stalls in Gulhane Park
Gulhane Park
Middle gate of the Topkapi Palace (1459)
Topkapi
Kitchen chimneys in Topkapi
Topkapi
Silver collection in Topkapi
Topkapi
Ahmet III library in Topkapi
Topkapi
Clothes collection in Topkapi
Topkapi
Posing with Lieve in the fourth court in Topkapi
Topkapi
Pasha Kiosk in Topkapi
Topkapi
Erivan Kiosk in Topkapi
Topkapi
Baghdad Kiosk in Topkapi
Topkapi
Iftar Pavilion Topkapi
Topkapi
Imperial Council Hall at Topkapi
Topkapi
Imperial Council Hall at Topkapi
Topkapi
Treasury in Topkapi
Topkapi
Imperial Gate Hall at Topkapi
Topkapi
The ceiling of the Hagia Sophia (537AD)
Hagia Sophia
Loge on the second floor
Hagia Sophia
Loge on the second floor
Hagia Sophia
The mirhab, direction towards Mecca
Hagia Sophia
The Imperial Door Mosaic, 1500 years old
Hagia Sophia
Lieve in a tunnel in Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
The dome is 31,7m wide and 55m high
Hagia Sophia
View from the balcony
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia was the biggest cathedral in the world until 1453
Hagia Sophia
The Vestibule Mosaic
Hagia Sophia
Deesis Mosaic of Christ
Hagia Sophia
Deesis Mosaic of Christ in Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Pigeons at the Yeni Cam
Yeni Cami
Flowers for sale in a pedestrian tunnel
Pedestrian tunnel
Clothes market
Clothes market
Tram in Istiklal Caddesi
Istiklal Caddesi
In a cafe in Istiklal Caddesi
Istiklal Caddesi
San Antonio di Padua church (1913)
Istiklal Caddesi
Street life in Istiklal Caddesi
Istiklal Caddesi
Restaurant in Istiklal Caddesi
Istiklal Caddesi
Panorama of the Golden Horn by night
Golden Horn
In a cafe in Akbryik Caddesi
Akbryik Caddesi
Our last night in Istanbul
Akbryik Caddesi
Map of Istanbul
Akbryik Caddesi