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Istanbul… This magnificent city has a mesmerising impact with its unique beauties, history, culture, and international lifestyle in addition to bringing two continents together. Our hotel property is seated in Taksim region, e.g. the very heart of Istanbul which is a center for business, art, entertainment, shopping, and congress events. With our traditional hospitality, we [...]

Swissotel The Bosphorus Istanbul is wonderfully located on a hilltop in the city centre of Istanbul. This unique property offers incredible views of the Bosphorusand all main historical attractions of Istanbul. The hotel is placed on the gardens, which once belonged to the Dolmabahce Palaceand the last residence of the Ottoman Sultans. Most of the rooms and [...]

Built by the Emperor Justinian at the same time as the Haghia Sophia, it was forgotten for centuries and only rediscovered by a Frenchman, Peter Gyllius, in 1545 when he noticed that people in the neighbourhood got water by lowering buckets through holes in their basements. It’s a tremendous engineering feat, with brick vaults supported [...]

Hagia Sophia was choosen a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1985. Rebuilt by the orders of Emperor Justinian in 537, for 900 years Hagia Sophia had been the center of Orthodox Christianity until 1453 when the city was concurred by Ottomans. 500 years following the conquest of Muslims, it became a jewel for the [...]