ISTANBUL 98-Other City Sights

The Topkapi Palace was the official residence of the Ottomen sultans until 1839. It is a complex of courts, pavilions, mosques and fountains covering 700,000 square metres and is now an important museum.

The Galata Bridge, one of the two bridges that connects the old city (where Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque) is located with the New City. There is a sharp contrast between Istanbul's old and new city. The people in the old city are more traditional, where all the women are veiled, while the new city is just like any modern European City, where all the women are dressed in modern fashion.

Can't remember the name of this mosque/

The Spice Bazaar, one of the most important shopping area in Istanbul.

The Bosphorus Bridge straddles over the Bosphorus. The Bosphorus is a body of water than connects the black sea with the mediterranean sea and separates Europe(left) and Asia(right). The Bosphorus bridge is probably the only bridge that connects two continents.