St Paul's Cathedral
12:05 11/01/2016
This icon of Christendom has opened its doors for everyone from princes to paupers. Completed in 1710, the cathedral continues to be used for church services, but has also hosted important ceremonial...
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Syntagma Square
11:14 11/01/2016
Syntagma Square is the cornerstone of Greece's democratic legacy. Parliament is here, as is the tassle-toed Presidential Guard in their pleated tunics. The area is also a major artery for...
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Monastiraki Flea Market
11:09 11/01/2016
OK, think of a flea market. Now take away the market, and definitely take away the fleas. On most days these streets are lined with souvenir shops selling all manner of memento, but for the real-deal...
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Basilica Cistern
10:57 11/01/2016
In the deepest, darkest recesses beneath Sultanahmet Square lies an amazing relic rescued from the oceans of time. 7,000 slaves gave their blood, sweat and tears building these subterranean caverns,...
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Galata Tower
10:51 11/01/2016
Inmates imprisoned here during the Ottoman era would imagine flying across the Bosphorous to freedom. Centuries later, Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi did just that, an early aviator who flew on artificial...
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Dolmabahce Palace
10:38 11/01/2016
285-room apartments are hard to come by, but that’s exactly what Sultan Abdülmecid I was after. In 1856, he, his wife, children and pet hamster moved in with 6 other sultans. Built with a blend...
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Suleymaniye Mosque
10:32 11/01/2016
Süleyman the Magnificent’s (1520–66) taste was pretty … well, magnificent. Despite having wealth beyond imagination, his refined taste inspired this mosque’s minimal design, allowing simple...
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CAPC Musee d'Art Contemporain
15:44 08/01/2016
First-time visitors might feel like they’ve stumbled into an old cathedral. The CAPC feels ecclesiastical on account of the vaulted ceilings and stone arches, but it was originally built in...
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Santa Croce
15:31 08/01/2016
Science and telescopes almost cost Galileo a Christian funeral. His head finally found rest beneath a tombstone in this Franciscan Basilica. His ghost’s in good company (Rossini, Machiavelli)...
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Uffizi Gallery
15:26 08/01/2016
What makes Florence the epicentre of art? All of it; but specifically the Uffizi Gallery. Its collections cover the ages, but its darlings will always be Renaissance born. You won’t find a better...
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