This is Sultanahmet.
This is Sultanahmet.
Sultanahmet Square was used as a hippodrome during the Roman Empire and as a horse square during the Ottoman Empire. The standing stones date back to the days when the square was a racetrack. During the Ottoman period, the square hosted feasts and festivals.
Sultanahmet Square was used as a hippodrome during the Roman Empire and as a horse square during the Ottoman Empire. The standing stones date back to the days when the square was a racetrack. During the Ottoman period, the square hosted feasts and festivals.
Sultanahmet Square, one of the seven hills of Istanbul, which has seen three empires and has not lost its movement for thousands of years, also holds secrets that are still unsolved. From the Ayasofya Mosque, the jewel of Istanbul, to the Dikili Stone, to the Yerebatan Sarnıcı, you will feel this mystery in many places and wonder what happened in these places hundreds of years ago. As the Sultanahmet Mosque rises in the square in all its glory, the Hagia Sophia Mosque across the street greets it. A little further down, Topkapı, the largest palace in Ottoman history, invites visitors to travel through time.