Hagia Sophia

Agora of the city is where St. Sophia is located

Hagia Sophia

Agora of the city is where St. Sophia is located

Hagia Sophia

Agora of the city is where St. Sophia is located

balat

Dolmabahce Mosque

beyazit mosque

Bosphorus University

Bosphorus

Mehmet the Conquerer

Haydarpasha

Pier and fishmarket

Maiden's Tower

Chora Church

mosque

Old city in the dusk

Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque

Zeyrek

Esma Sultan Palace, Eyup

(Eugene Flandin,Lithografic Print)

Mihrisah Sultan fountain in Kucuksu,Bosphorus

(Eugene Flandin, Lithografic Print)

The Fountain

(Anonymous)

A Street in Uskudar

(Germain-Fabius Brest,Oilpainting,Topkapi Palace)

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Istanbul, the cradle of various cultures, has always been a source of inspiration for Turkish and foreign artists where paintings reflect the captivating effect of this marvellous city on people who had the chance of admiring its beauties.