The Blue Mosque is a striking memento of Istanbul’s nearly 500-year stint ... the 19th-century German Fountain, and the Obelisk of Theodosius, which was brought to this location in AD 390.

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Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold ...

the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul. Visitors say this ...

Sultan Ahmet Square in Istanbul ... is a 3,500-year-old inscribed obelisk, imported by the Romans from Egypt. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, is in the historic and heavily ...

Its centerpiece, a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk ... Facing the Hagia Sophia is the Blue Mosque. The area in between is the historic and touristic center of Istanbul, with blossoming trees ...

There are a lot of great restaurants in Istanbul—but nothing compares to a restaurant with a view. These are some of the top spots in Sultanahmet Square for taking in the views from afar.

At least 10 people are dead and more than a dozen wounded after an explosion struck a historic district in Istanbul on Tuesday ... site of the famed Blue Mosque. After the blast, speculation ...

Pope Benedict XVImade a special trip to Istanbul's Blue Mosque in Turkey on Thursday in a move seen as a conciliatory gesture toward Muslims as part of his visit to the predominantly Islamic country.

The Blue Mosque is a striking memento of Istanbul’s nearly 500-year stint as the imperial ... the 19th-century German Fountain, and the Obelisk of Theodosius, which was brought to this location in AD ...