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readx; The Egyptian Obelisk of Istanbul Theodori is 1,959 meters high, and its base is a Romanesque base of 2 with reliefs on all sides. The pen "Fun" pavilion www.biquge.info the picture below is a relief on the northeast side. In the middle of the upper part of the relief sits Theodosius the Great, his wife and children, who are being worshiped by foreign envoys.

On the left and right are officials and soldiers. In the lower part of the relief, a kneeling foreign envoy presents a gift to the emperor. The rest of the reliefs depict the races and spectators at the racecourse, as well as the Emperor's celebration of the award to the victors. The base of the Egyptian obelisk, Istanbul is taller than the Western Obelisk of Theodor, and the column of Constantine Bophilo Genitans in the distance.

Abbreviated as wall columns. The wall pillars are 32 meters high and are made of stones of different sizes. It was built to commemorate the great exploits of Emperor Constantine the Great, and the wall pillars of the ancient arena were erected in Istanbul, and in the middle of the two monuments was the bronze serpent column. During the reign of Constantine the Great, in order to rebuild Istanbul.

He ordered the relocation of monuments from different parts of the empire to Istanbul from their original sites. This serpent pillar was brought from Greece and is inscribed with the names of 31 allied Greek cities. It is recorded that at the top of the column was a gold disc held up by the head of a large snake entangled with each other, and the head is now destroyed.

The hollowed-out monument has entwined snake heads separated from each other, 29 knots and 8 meters high, looking down from one direction in an arc of 36-32. The serpent pillar is now only 53 meters left and is placed in a wall with a depth of 6,5 meters in diameter. Reportedly. One of the characteristics of the Snake Pillar is its ability to protect Istanbul from snakes, centipedes and scorpions.

Once, a Turkish soldier chopped off the head of a snake. After that, snakes, centipedes, and scorpions began to increase. However, now that the snakeheads are gone, Istanbul is still business as usual. Ancient Race Stadium Snake Pillar Istanbul met a casual mother and daughter at the ancient racecourse, and the beautiful little girl was cute.

has been looking at Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi intently, and is very interested in the strange faces of Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi, these "foreigners". Mother and daughter beautiful little girl Istanbul see the building in front of Istanbul is on the edge of the racecourse, which is also the best place to take pictures of the Blue Mosque.

It's a pity that the sun has set. The light doesn't give power. One of the best places to photograph the Blue Mosque, the fountain pavilion on the Istanbul Hippodrome is a pleasing Ottoman structure when viewed from the direction of the ancient arena. It was a gift from the German Emperor Wilhelm II to the Sultan during his visit to the Ottoman Empire in 1901.

Built by craftsmen from Constantinople. Therefore, it is called the German Fountain Pavilion. In the lower right corner of the picture, Zhou Xiken is explaining to the group members. It was also late in Istanbul, the German fountain, and Zhou Xiken did not break his promise, and arranged a Chinese meal for Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi. Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi walked down the walls of the old palace.

In fact, the Old Palace, Santa Fea Cathedral, Blue Mosque, Ancient Hippodrome and Basilica Cistern are all around Sultanahmet Square. Facing the Basilica of Santa Fea. On the left is the Basilica Cistern, and on the right is the Old Royal Palace. The Chinese restaurant is at the end of this slope, to the right of the fork.

Chinese restaurants in Turkey have been localized, and chefs still make dishes salty and sour. Zhou Xiken said that the chef is Chinese, and he said that this is Turkishized Chinese food. Parking is not available around the Istanbul restaurant on the façade of the Old Palace, and after dinner Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi walked to another street to get on the bus.

At this time, Ding Ding Cat was walking behind Yunluo. He told Yunluo with great emotion that he had learned a lot of knowledge in the past few days. Ding Ding Cat has taken a Turkish group before, but there were few attractions that time. This time, compared with another colleague with the Turkish team, there are many attractions in Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi group.

He said that he was in the light of Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi, and this time he went to a lot of attractions. No wonder Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi said they didn't want to go to the Military Museum and the Suleymaniye Mosque tomorrow. He urged Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi to go, because he hadn't been there either. In order to complete the prescribed itinerary, Zhou Xiken did not dare to reduce the attractions casually, and the above attractions still had to go.

Street View Istanbul Street View Istanbul 5 Accommodation Istanbul Yunluo & Nalan Shiqi Accommodation Hotel L is located right on, not far from the Eurasia Bridge. Hotel Lobby Istanbul Housing Interior View Istanbul Toilet Istanbul It was the breakfast taken the next morning and the dishes were plentiful.

A sumptuous buffet of Istanbul is said. This is plain honey and only needs to be removed from the top to eat. Highlights on today's itinerary are: Old Royal Palace, Military Museum, Suleymaniye Mosque, Bosphorus, and Chamilika Mountain. Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi asked for more attractions.

Dolmabahce Royal Palace and Basilica Cistern. So. Coupled with yesterday's Santa Fea Cathedral Blue Mosque Ancient Hippodrome, in addition to a few museums, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi have basically visited the main attractions of Istanbul, which can draw a satisfactory end to the trip to Turkey.

However, if the above attractions only count the visit time (calculated according to the specified time of the itinerary), it will take 7 hours, considering the time of waiting in line for lunch and dinner at the traffic jam attractions, today's itinerary is very tight. If you change to another tour guide, you may not agree to Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi adding attractions, and Zhou Xiken will not refuse.

Some sisters want to shop and hope to visit these attractions today, and tomorrow there will only be only shopping attractions: the Grand Bazaar and the shopping streets around Taksim Square. Therefore, Yunluo proposed that there are many attractions today, whether to leave one until tomorrow, Zhou Xiken did not agree. Zhou Xiken, a native of Istanbul, has repeatedly expressed his hope that Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi will like his hometown.

I also hope everyone has a good time, Yunluo has to obey the majority of the few. The first attraction of the day was planned to be the Old Palace of Topkapi, but the weather was not beautiful and it rained heavily early in the morning. After getting on the bus, Zhou Xiken told the driver that it was raining heavily, and if the visit to the old palace was mainly outdoors, I was afraid that everyone would be drenched in the rain, so he temporarily diverted to the Military Museum.

1. Avoid the wind and rain of Istanbul. The military museum is larger. There are two floors. It is said to be the second largest military museum in the world. However, it is still much smaller than the military museum in the capital. None of the sisters were interested in military museums. Shelter from the rain. There is a charge for taking pictures at the Military Museum.

Each camera was 12 lira, and only one camera was left in the whole group, and the rest were stored at the door. Did you see the counter behind the sanitation staff, and everyone found a small gift of interest there. Bookmark 05 lira a piece, Turkish character fridge magnet 125 lira a piece.

It was the cheapest little gift that Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi found in Turkey, and the workmanship was better than what Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi had bought elsewhere. Everyone rushed to buy together, delaying a lot of time, military museums, Istanbul military museums, Istanbul military museum exhibitions, from weapons, military uniforms, desert tents, to the conquest of the Sultan, etc.

Everything but the kitchen sink. There are quite a few large-scale oil paintings depicting Turkey's military history. Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi when they visit this oil painting. The Great Wall was discovered. Zhu Zhu teased Zhou Xiken, this is you attacking Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi Huaguo. Zhou Xiken hurriedly explained. It's not Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi, it's the Western Turks.

The Turks, a side branch of the Xiongnu, founded the Turkic Khanate in 550. In 583, the Turkic Khanate was defeated in a war with the Sui dynasty. Split into Eastern and Western Turks. The Eastern Turks fell into decline due to their defeat in repeated wars with the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Emperor Zhenguan destroyed the Eastern Turks in the fourth year (630). In the 5th year of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (657).

Under the continuous blows of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turks also perished, and the rest moved westward. Zhou Xiken emphasized that the current Turks are derived from a multi-ethnic fusion, not just Turkic people. Seeing Zhou Xiken's anxious and serious appearance, everyone was happy. Military Museum Istanbul in front of the map of the Military Museum.

Zhou Xiken proudly told Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi that from 1071 to 1243, the Turkic Seljuks established the Sultanate of Rona in Konya. The territory included present-day Turkey, Iran, Iraq. Ottoman era. During the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566), the empire was at its peak.

It spans Europe, Asia and Africa, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean. are within its jurisdiction. The Turks speak of this history as they say about this history, just as Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi say that Genghis Khan once expanded the territory of China to Europe. Sadly, by the 16th century, the empire had risen and fallen, and land had been ceded continuously.

As a result, at the beginning of the 20th century, it was completely undomineering and became a semi-colony of Britain, France, Germany and other Western European countries. Turkey's territory is now less than half of what it was at its peak. Be that as it may, in Europe. Turkey's land area is still second only to Russia.

The portraits of the people at the Military Museum Istanbul are exquisite. It's three-dimensional, which everyone likes. The paintings of various war scenes in Istanbul of the Military Museum come to life. Zhou Xiken accompanied the whole process and explained to everyone all the time, otherwise if you can't understand the words, it will be even more boring.

There is an exhibition room in the Istanbul Museum of the Military Museum, which is the classroom scene of Kemal, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, and a seat is left on the side for visitors to take pictures. Military Museum Istanbul Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi as they walked out of the exhibition hall.

The heavy rain is almost stopping. LG took this photo. Ding Ding Cat said, yes, there are still people interested. Military Museum Istanbul came out of the Military Museum, and originally planned to go directly to the Old Palace, however, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi's car passed by the New Palace, and Zhou Xiken asked for everyone's opinion, where to see first?

In order to save time, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi chose to visit the new palace first. Because the new palace is closed on Monday, today is Sunday, and if you miss it today, you won't have a chance tomorrow. The old palace is not closed on Mondays, and Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi originally suggested that the old palace be placed tomorrow. 2. Attractions outside the itinerary: Dolmabahce Palace.

For the sake of simplicity, people tend to refer to Topkapi Palace, built in the 15th century, as the Old Palace, and Dolmabahce Palace, built in the mid-19th century, as the New Palace. The new palace is located on the western shore of the Bosphorus in the European part, 400 years ago it was a huge bay covering an area of 200,000 square meters.

During the Ottoman era, the bay was used to welcome expeditionary fleets and was filled in in the 17th century to become the Sultan's private garden. In the mid-19th century, when the old royal palace, Topkapi Palace, was inadequate and not modern enough, Sultan Abdulmejid I chose it. It was converted into a sultan's residence in Richer Territory that far surpassed any royal palace in Europe.

The new palace was built in 1843 and completed in 1856. "Dolmabahche" means "garden reclaimed from the sea". Today is Sunday, and there are a lot of tourists. Outside the gate, the ticket gates were filled with people. Dolmabahce Royal Palace Istanbul Zhou Xiken hurriedly contacted. Fortunately, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi are group tickets, saving the time of queuing to buy tickets.

There are several times more people queuing up to buy tickets than here. There are so many people! The construction of the new royal palace in Istanbul came at a time when the Ottoman Empire was in decline, putting almost unbearable financial pressure on the empire. After its completion in 1856, every sultan lived in the palace for a short period of less than 70 years.

The empire collapsed. This is the Emperor's Gate. The floral ornaments on it are solemn and intricate, and the carvings are fine. It blends the characteristics of the Ottoman period with the artistic style of European architecture. There are four Emperor's Gates, and this one is used by the Sultan when he enters the palace, and the ministers can only enter the palace through another gate.

Emperor's Gate (Direction): The floral decoration on the Emperor's Gate of Istanbul's New Palace, Istanbul's New Palace, and the little students waiting in line at the entrance of the Imperial Palace are very cute. Children who visit the New Palace in Istanbul are tall and spacious. It vaguely reveals the glory and wealth of the once prosperous Ottoman Empire.

The new palace covers an area of 7,000 hectares and has 43 halls, 70 bathrooms and 285 rooms. In order to build the Dolmabahce Palace, the Ottomans invested a lot of money and incurred a large amount of foreign debts for this. The new palace cost a billion marks, and the decorations, including curtains, were given by royal families from all over the world, and the palace was luxurious.

The treasures inside are dizzying, with sumptuous crystal lamps and ivory gold abounding, and it is said that a total of fourteen tons of gold and forty tons of silver were used to decorate the entire palace. After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. Kemal, the first president, lived and worked here.

Kemal died here, and in honor of Kemal, all the clocks in the palace stopped time at 9:05---- moment of his death. Thereafter. Dolmabahce Palace was restored and converted into a museum. Tickets for Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi only visit a part of the palace and do not go.

Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi told Zhou Xiken that they wanted to go, and he said that the modernity of the new palace was not as good as the old palace to reflect the life of the supreme ruler of the Ottoman Empire at that time, and suggested that Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi visit the old palace when they visited. The New Royal Palace Istanbul is most noteworthy for its location.

Zhou Xiken proudly compared the location of the new imperial palace with the hermitage of Russia. The Hermitage is located on the banks of the Neva River in St. Petersburg. However, there is a street between the Neva and the Hermitage. There are more vehicles. And the location here is on the shore of the Bosphorus Strait, there are no roads and vehicles between the royal palace and the strait, and the Bosphorus is much wider than the Neva River.

More magnificent. Yunluo told Zhou Xiken that the new palace was better than the Winter Palace in terms of location alone, and that by taking advantage of the Bosphorus, the palace looked extraordinary and fascinating. In the picture, Zhou Xiken has just finished explaining, and the sisters are facing an excellent position for photography.

Proud location Istanbul New Palace This is also the Emperor's Gate for the Sultan to access from the sea. It's a pity that the weather is not good, and the beautiful scenery of the strait cannot be illuminated. The Emperor's Gate (entrance to the sea) Istanbul's new royal palace is a queue to enter the palace. Because the new palace is also the place where the President of Turkey receives state guests.

Therefore, the control of tourists is very strict, in addition to the daily limit of the number of visitors, tourists must follow the tour guide of the palace, and cannot visit alone. When you enter the palace, you are subject to inspection. There were two teams waiting, the one in the distance was for Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi foreign tourists, and the one in the distance was Turkish-speaking.

Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi waited for nearly two hours, from the rain to the sun. For some reason, the Turkish team went in very quickly. The long queue of tourists at the New Royal Palace in Istanbul took advantage of the gap in waiting to take a few photos in the palace garden. In terms of gardens alone, this place is not as luxurious as the summer palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.

New Palace Gardens Istanbul New Palace Gardens Istanbul This is also the Emperor's Gate for the Sultan to enter from. The Emperor's Gate (Entrance) Istanbul's New Imperial Palace, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi enter the Royal Palace from the Executive Side Hall, which is the entrance hall. I had heard in advance that photography was not allowed, but many European and American tourists were taking pictures as soon as they entered the lobby.

Everyone thought that there was no strict management like in Russia, and everyone picked up their cameras until the staff stopped them. So, leave a few photos. The entrance hall already gives a glimpse of the luxury of the new palace. It is said that the marble that adorned the new palace was shipped from Marmara and the alabaster was shipped from Egypt.

The erythrolites were transported from the city of Begamon, while the interiors and lighting were designed by Italian and French artists. Compared to many royal palaces in Europe, the Royal Palace of Dolmabahce is not large in size, but its extravagance is stunning, and due to the lack of war, it is still well preserved after more than 150 years, and everything inside the palace is genuine.

Even the handle of a wooden door, the curtains, and the carpet are still the same as they were back then. Entrance HallEntrance HallIstanbulNew Palace Entrance HallIstanbulNew Palace Entrance HallIstanbulWalking through the entrance hall, you will enter the crystal staircase of the ambassador's room, the columns of the staircase handrails are all made of crystal crystal, hence the name. (To be continued)

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