Afternoon Tour of Chora Church, Mimar Sinan's Suleymaniye Mosque and the remains of the Old City Walls of Constantinople.
TOUR CODE
EmpSul- HLFa
DEPART FROM
Guaranteed Departure Everyday
PICKUP LOCATION
Hotels in city center
HIGLIHGTS
Chora church,Suleymaniye Mosque,City wall of Constantinople
City Walls Constantinople; Initially built by Constantine the Great,the wall surrounded the new city on all sides,protecting it against attack from boat sea and land.As the city fell from sheer forforce of Ottoman forces on 29 May 1453after a 6 week siege.
The Chora Church; (Kariye Muzesi) was originally build as part of monastery complex outside the wall of Constantinople,to the south of the Golden Horn.Its Fabolous Byzantine mosaics,is set apart from the other major sight in the nort-wesern corner of Old istanbul.
Suleymaniye Mosque; Was build on the order of Sultan Süleyman (Süleyman the Magnificent) was fortunate to be able to draw on the talents of the architectural genius of Mimar Sinan The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1558.
* Kariye (St.Savior in Chora) Museum closed on Wednesday;replaced with Panorama 1453 Museum.Hotel Pick-up & drop-off - by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches. Entrance Fees mentioned by the itineraries. Professional Licenced Tour Guide. Services Charges & Local Taxes.
