A consistent performer, Amira has 34 comfortable, well-equipped rooms. The standard rooms are cramped, so it's worth paying extra for a deluxe version. Service levels are impressive, as is the breakfast spread, which includes freshly made gözleme (stuffed flatbreads). The rooftop terrace bar overlooks the Little Aya Sofya and the Sea of Marmara.
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Right in the heart of İstanbul’s historic center, this sacred Byzantine building remains an important symbol of power.
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There's plenty to see at this impressive museum, but its major draw is undoubtedly the 2nd-floor exhibition of paintings featuring Turkish Orientalist…
Nearby Sultanahmet attractions
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In the residential neighbourhood of Küçük Ayasofya, this hamam dating to 1503 is now a ruin.
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Justinian and his wife Theodora built this little church sometime between 527 and 536, just before Justinian built Aya Sofya. You can still see their…
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The only remaining built section of the Hippodrome hints at how monumental the arena was. The level of galleries that once topped this section was damaged…
4. Marmara University Republican Museum
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Located at the southern end of the Hippodrome, this museum is housed in a handsome example of Ottoman Revivalism, a homegrown architectural style popular…
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After sacking Aya Sofya in 1204, the soldiers of the Fourth Crusade tore all the plates from this obelisk, at the Hippodrome's southern end, in the…
6. Sokullu Şehit Mehmet Paşa Mosque
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Mimar Sinan designed this mosque in 1571 at the height of his architectural career. Besides its architectural harmony, the mosque is unusual because the…
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Coming up out of a hole in the ground, this strange column was once much taller and was topped by three serpents' heads. Originally cast to commemorate a…
8. Museum of Great Palace Mosaics
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When archaeologists from the University of Ankara and Scotland's University of St Andrews excavated around the nearby Arasta Bazaar in the 1930s and 1950s…