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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Heroes’ Square
15:20 08/01/2016
The threads of past and present are tied in Heroes’ Square. Its stern statues of chieftains, kings and lionhearts once presided over political demonstrations and displays of Communist...
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
15:09 08/01/2016
You’ll always be welcome in Milan’s 'il salotto di Milano' (living room), even if you have nobody to visit. Opened in 1867, it’s one of the world's oldest shopping centres and is...
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Pantheon
15:03 08/01/2016
The Pantheon has been a model of perfection for almost 18 centuries. Known for its perfect symmetry (the diameter of the dome is equal to the building’s height), it’s one of the most well...
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