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What makes a school trip to Istanbul

If the classics, students are willing to offer the ultimate travel experience, education, the value of considering a trip to Istanbul.
A long series of historical and cultural sights and the Turkish city to make a great place for tours for these schools, the classics.
Perhaps the first place you should go to Istanbul, the Hagia Sophia. Originally built in 360, although the famous domed church in the Byzantine period, Roman architecture, was built in a variety of effects.
Mosaics, marble columns and a unique hollow feet, including crying, there’s a lot to see here a visit, go make a wish come true if you actually order your finger is a hole inside.
Topkapi Palace is another, thanks to its close association with the rise of the Ottoman Empire, has seen the building. 15thCentury, built the most magnificent structure ever built is also believed that it was founded.
For a truly unique experience, the Basilica Cistern – this is also the name of the Basilica Cistern – well worth a visit. This underground complex built to improve water supply, but an attraction in itself was amazing.
Down here, marble columns, a museum, and even the occasional concert guaranteed to be a highlight tour of this school.
When entering each room in another place, 17 landscape, especially for a dazzling century Blue Mosque, which will be covered for more than 20,000 blue tiles, floors with.
His style sounds familiar – the city architect, Mimar Sinan worked on several other buildings seem impressed. If you come to the mosque, and once hosted chariot races, and by the Romans and the Byzantines Bixby’nin Hippodrome in Sultanahmet Square. Alan will be of interest groups such as the Obelisk and Serpentine Column hosts numerous monuments.
The world’s largest and oldest market, dozens of market stalls and street line, consists of all the vaulted roof is covered with thousands of stores.
The clothing, jewelry and furniture, more of it here, buy or just as a drink and enjoy life in a crowded market in a cafe for a bite to eat to stop.