Earlier on,Istanbul was known as Constantinople. Quoting the saying of Napoleon Bonaparte :"if the world is made into a country, Constantinople would be its Capital City"
The conqueration of Constantinople later by the muslim armies led by Sultan Muhammed Al-Fateh in 1453 was already quoted by the prophet:
Hadith of the Prophet, sallallahualaihiwassalam:
"Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will the leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!"
The city was originally settled in 667BC by Greeks who named it Byzantion after King Byzas.
Istanbul is the only city in the world which has been the capital city! of three different empires:
Roman empire (Constantinople-AD 443) -->Byzantine empire
-->Ottoman empire (1453-Sultan Muhammed Al-Fateh changed its name to Constantiniyye)
Unfortunately when Mustapha Kamal Attaturk came into power he changed the city's name from Constantiniyye to Istanbul while Ankara replaced Istanbul as the capital city of Turkey.huhu.
Here are the many attractions in Istanbul:
Bosphorus strait-together with the Marmara Sea,is the only strait connecting Asia (in the east by the Black Sea) and Europe (by the Mediterranean Sea in the west)
-Bosphorus means 'passage of cow' in thracian.In the Legend of Io,Io,one of the many Zeus' lover,was turned into cow by Zeus who is afraid his wife Hera may get enraged after finding out about the affair.so the cow was asked to swim in the sea to run away.But Hera found out about it anyway.Poor Io the cow.
Bosphorus Bridge at night
-A bridge connecting Asia to Europe apart from the Sultan Muhammed Al Fateh's bridge
Aya Sofia/Hagia Sofia/Sancta Sophia/The Church of Great Wisdom
-used to be a church during the Byzantine empire-then turned into a mosque in Ottoman empire.Kamal Attaturk changed it into a museum anyway.huhu
SultanAhmet's Mosque
-Famously known as the Blue Mosque
as u can see its blue background (of Bosphorus strait).
-Was built by the Sultan to compete with the beautiful Byzantium's AyaSofia .Has 6 minarets n a total of 36 domes.Whoa~
Blue Mosque
-upclose n personal.hehe
The mosque of Sulayman the Magnificient
-the largest mosque in Turkey.built by Sultan Sulayman 1.Outside the mosque,there is his tomb besides his powerful and ambitious wife,Roxelana's tomb.
-the largest mosque in Turkey.built by Sultan Sulayman 1.Outside the mosque,there is his tomb besides his powerful and ambitious wife,Roxelana's tomb.
-His death in 1566 starts the period known as the Rule of The Women.Weak sultans were encouraged to indulge in pleasures while their mothers and grandmothers busily indulge in political scheming and planning.hoho
Galata Tower aka The Tower of Christ
Galata Tower aka The Tower of Christ
-it controlled a giant metal chain placed across the Golden Horn to prevent muslim ships from invading the waterways
-It was futile anyhow as under the genius Sultan Muhammad Fateh's order,the muslim armies transported their boats overland and stormed in the waterways the next morning.That's how they managed to conquer Constantinople (cool,isn't it?)
3 comments:
Hik hik.. nak ikut! nak ikut! jangan kate sistahood saje bole ikut ok..
canteknya turkey.. mmm.. toy ni.. smlm aku baru sembang ngan dina pasal mauritius, terus aku nk gi mauritius, skang bc pasal instanbul, terus nk sana lak.. toy la ni.. sme salah toy!!
Istambul is gorgeous, its amazingly historical, the Bhosphorous sings to you, shares its tale if you let it. Just explore, a hotel is only for a night cap. :)
great historical city is this.
Bosphorus is my dream water way.
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