the Largest city (the population - 7,2 million persons), port, economic and the industrial centre of the country, its capital till 1923, still remains the centre of cultural and spiritual life of Turkey. Picturesquely had on shores of Bosporus a city with numerous constructions byzantian and osmanskogo the seasons, museums and the palaces storing treasures of arts as the magnet attracts to itself tourists.
Inspection of places of interest of Istanbul almost always begins with a cathedral of St. Sofia (Aóàstóà). This most significant structure of a city. Till 1453 (within 916 years) it there was a church, then till 1934 (within 481 years) - a mosque, and ïîñëå1934 year - a museum.
Near to a cathedral of St. Sofia there is one more place of interest of a city - a sultan palace Top burl with the well-known harem. In a city assemblage of museums: antiquity, conquerors, east antiquities, Turkish and Muslim art, etc. cult structures Are diverse: church 
St. Irinas (one of the oldest structures of Istanbul), choral monastic church (in this byzantian church there are the most outstanding frescos and mosaics of Istanbul), church of the Holy Virgin Theotokos (it is based in XII century). In Istanbul, as in any other Islamic city, assemblage of mosques: Ahmed (the Blue mosque), Mikrimahi, Selima, the Conqueror, Bajazida, Sulejmana, Ejjupa, etc.
Mosque Ejjupa is a place of pilgrimage. It is considered, that at-sight where this complex is had, in 674 year at a siege of a city Arabs a forest fire in cracked eggs the standard-bearer of prophet Mohammed - Ejjup.
Hours it is possible to rove on Kapaly - CHarish - to the world famous market occupying the space in 30 thousand both sq. and m and consisting of 65 streets with more than four thousand shops. In a city it is a lot of hostels - the class-room a suite, first class, and also simple, low-cost - boarding houses. Are available good kempingovye the areolas in Kartaltepe, Jushilkee, Atakee, Dzhamlydzhe and Bejlerbee, and also outside of a city.
Near Ortakeja in 1973 the big suspension bridge is builted. It bridges Europe and Asia. Indelible the impression is abandoned by three-hour marine walk across Bosporus.
