Samet YILMAZ | Melih Can YILMAZ

Inebey Anatolian High School English Performance Task : Istanbul ; Must see places.

Samet YILMAZ 570 
Melih Can YILMAZ 571

Must see places

The Dolmabahçe Palace / Museum

The Dolmabahçe Palace Museum was built between 1611-1614.It ıs that 14 tens of gold and 40 tons of silver were used for the decoration of the palace.The furniture was bought from Paris, the vases from Hereke and Lyan , the crytal materials from Bccarant and the the can dlesticks from England with special order.Almost all of 131 large and 99smal hand-made carpets are silk carpets, and they were woven in the royal workshops in Hereke.The total area covered by the carpets is 4.500 square meters.The total area at the palace is 250.000 square meters.

There are 12 gates.There are 285 rooms, 43 holls, 6 balconies, 6 hamams and 1427 windows.In the deconation, 156 clocks, 280 vases and 58 candle sticks.By the way, the carpet of 124 m2 is the second largest hand-made Hereke carpet in Turkey.

Must see places

Anadolu Hisarı / Anatolian Castle / Fortress

It was constructed with the order of Yıldırım Beyazıd in 1393, during one of the sicges of Istanbul.It is opposite to the Rumeli Hisarı.In the previous period there was a Christian Church at the same place.

It's original name was Güzelce Hisar.

There are a lots of pashas villas.These are the Bahriyeli Sedat Bey Villa,the Zarif Mustafa Pasha Villa,constructed in the 19th century; the Yağcı Sefik bey Villa,constructed in 1905 and the Hasan Pasha Villa.

Must see places

The Galata Tower

This tower at the slopes of Galata is visible every where in the city and is 61 m. The twoer is at the hill which over looks both to the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn and the sea of Marmara.

One day, an scientist named Hazerfen Ahmet Çelebi jumped down the tower and flew to the opposite side of the Bosphorus strait by using the wings which he had invented.

Must see places

The Leandros Tower

The Leandros Tower covers on area of 1250 m2 and was built 200 metres from the Usküdar beach. It has got a intelligent history. 

Must see places

The Süleymaniye Mosque

It was built by Architect Sinan, the most famous architect at Ottoman history. Süleymaniye Mosque, according to construction reports of those days,5.723 workers , completed the construction in .7 million working days.The cost of the mosque is $60 millions today.

Must see places

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge was built between 1985 and 198 the opening date was at the save time the 535th anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of the city.