The height of the Obelisk of Theodosius in Istanbul is 19.59 meters. Its base is a 2, Roman-style base with reliefs on all four sides. The picture below is the relief on the northeast side. In the middle of the upper part of the relief, Theodosius the Great, his wife and son are sitting and receiving the worship of foreign envoys.
On the left and right are officials and soldiers. In the lower part of the relief, kneeling foreign envoys are presenting gifts to the emperor. The other three reliefs describe the races and spectators at the hippodrome, as well as the emperor awarding prizes to the winners. The base of the Egyptian obelisk in Istanbul is taller than the Obelisk of Theodosius, and the Column of Constantine Porphyryginis in the distance.
The wall column is 32 meters high and is made of stones of different sizes. It was built to commemorate the great achievements of Constantine the Great. The bronze snake column stands between the two monuments in Istanbul. During the reign of Constantine the Great, in order to rebuild Istanbul.
He ordered the transportation of ancient monuments from different parts of the empire to Istanbul. The Serpent Column was transported from Greece, and was engraved with the names of 31 allied Greek cities. According to records, the top of the column was supported by three intertwined snake heads holding up a golden plate, but the heads have now been destroyed.
The hollow monument features three intertwined snake heads separated from each other, with 29 sections and 8 meters high, looking down from three directions with an arc of 36-32. Only 5.3 meters of the Serpent Column remain today, placed in a three-meter-deep and 6.5-meter-diameter enclosure. It is said that one of the properties of the Serpent Column is that it protects Istanbul from attacks by snakes, centipedes and scorpions.
Once, a Turkish soldier chopped off a snake's head, and then there were more snakes, centipedes and scorpions. However, now all three snake heads are gone. Istanbul is still the same. Ancient Racecourse Snake Pillar Istanbul I met a mother and daughter relaxing at the ancient racecourse. The pretty girl was so cute.
I kept watching Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi intently, and was very interested in the unfamiliar faces of these "foreigners". Mother and Daughter Istanbul Beautiful Girl Istanbul Do you see the building in front? It is right next to the hippodrome, which is also the best place to take pictures of the Blue Mosque.
Unfortunately, the sun had already set and the light was not strong enough. One of the best places to take photos of the Blue Mosque: Looking at the Blue Mosque from the direction of the ancient racecourse. The fountain pavilion on the Istanbul racecourse is a pleasing Ottoman building. It was a gift to the Sultan when the German Emperor Wilhelm II visited the Ottoman Empire in 1901.
Built by craftsmen from Constantinople, it is called the German Fountain Pavilion. In the lower right corner of the picture, Zhou Xiken is explaining it to the group members. German Fountain Istanbul It was getting late, and Zhou Xiken kept his promise and arranged a Chinese meal for Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi. Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi walked down along the wall of the old palace.
In fact, the Old Royal Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Basilica Cistern are all around Sultan Ahmed Square. Facing Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern is on the left and the Old Royal Palace is on the right. The Chinese restaurant is at the end of this slope, on the right side of the three-way intersection.
Chinese restaurants in Turkey have been localized, but the chefs still make the dishes salty and sour. Zhou Xiken said. The chef is Chinese, and everyone says this is Turkishized Chinese food. The old palace wall is not allowed to park around Istanbul restaurants. After dinner, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi walked to another street to get on the car.
Ding Ding Mao was walking behind Yun Luo at this time. He told Yun Luo with great emotion that he had learned a lot in the past few days. Ding Ding Mao had led a group to Turkey before, but there were fewer attractions that time. This time, he compared it with another colleague who led a Turkish group. Yun Luo and Nalan Shiqi's group had more attractions.
He said that thanks to Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi, he visited many more attractions this time. No wonder Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi said they didn't want to go to the Military Museum and Suleiman Mosque tomorrow. He urged Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi to go because he had never been there either. Zhou Xiken didn't dare to reduce the number of attractions in order to complete the itinerary. He still had to visit the above attractions.
Street view Istanbul Street view Istanbul 5. Accommodation Istanbul Yunluo and Naran Seqi's accommodation hotel Plazahotel is located not far from the Eurasia Bridge. Hotel lobby Istanbul Housing interior Istanbul Bathroom Istanbul This is the breakfast shot the next morning, with a rich variety of dishes.
A sumptuous buffet in Istanbul. It is said that this is original honey, and you only need to take a piece from it to eat it. Today's itinerary includes: the Old Palace, the Military Museum, the Suleymaniye Mosque, the Bosphorus, and the Chamilka Hill. Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi asked for more attractions.
Dolmabahçe Palace and Basilica Cistern. In this way, together with yesterday's visit to Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi have basically visited all the major attractions in Istanbul, except for a few museums, and can put a satisfactory end to their trip to Turkey.
However, if we only count the visiting time of the above attractions (calculated according to the time specified in the itinerary), it will take 7 hours. Considering the traffic jams, waiting in line at the attractions, and the time wasted for lunch and dinner, today's schedule is very tight. If we change to another tour guide, he may not agree to Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi adding attractions, but Zhou Xiken will not refuse.
Some sisters wanted to go shopping and hoped to visit these attractions today, so that tomorrow there would only be shopping attractions: the Grand Bazaar and the commercial streets around Taksim Square. So Yunluo suggested that there were too many attractions today and whether to leave one for tomorrow, but Zhou Xiken disagreed. Zhou Xiken was from Istanbul and he repeatedly expressed that he hoped Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi would like his hometown.
I also hope that everyone will have fun, so Yunluo had to obey the majority. The first attraction we planned to visit today was the Topkapi Palace, but the weather was not good and it rained heavily early in the morning. After getting on the bus, Zhou Xiken told the driver that the rain was too heavy and if we visited the old palace mainly outdoors, we were afraid that everyone would get wet, so we temporarily changed the route to the Military Museum.
1. Avoid the rain in Istanbul. The Military Museum is large and has two floors. It is said to be the second largest military museum in the world. However, it is much smaller than the military museum in Beijing. The sisters were not interested in the military museum, so they just took shelter from the rain. There is a fee for taking photos in the military museum.
Each camera costs 12 liras, and the group only kept one camera. The rest were left at the door. Did you see the counter behind the cleaning staff? Everyone found some interesting gifts there. Bookmarks cost 0.5 liras each, and Turkish character refrigerator magnets cost 1.25 liras each.
It was the cheapest gift Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi found in Turkey, and the workmanship was better than what Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi bought elsewhere. Everyone rushed to buy it, which delayed a lot of time. Military Museum Istanbul Military Museum Istanbul Military Museum exhibits range from weapons, uniforms, desert tents to the Sultan's conquests.
Everything is available. There are many large oil paintings here, describing the military history of Turkey. Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi discovered the Great Wall when they visited this oil painting. Zhu Zhu teased Zhou Xiken. This is you attacking Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi's country. Zhou Xiken hurriedly explained that it was not Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi, but the Western Turks.
The Turks were a branch of the Xiongnu and established the Turkic Khanate in 550. In 583, the Turkic Khanate was defeated in the war with the Sui Dynasty and split into the Eastern and Western Turkic Khanates. The Eastern Turkic Khanate was defeated in the repeated wars with the Tang Dynasty and declined. In the fourth year of Emperor Taizong of Tang's Zhenguan reign (630), the Eastern Turkic Khanate was destroyed. In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozong of Tang's Xianqing reign (657), the Eastern Turkic Khanate was defeated.
Under the continuous attack of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turks also perished, and the remaining tribes moved westward. Zhou Xiken emphasized that the current Turks are the result of the integration of multiple ethnic groups, not just Turks. Seeing Zhou Xiken's anxious and serious look, everyone was happy. Military Museum Istanbul in front of the map of the Military Museum.
Zhou Xiken proudly told Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi that from 1071 to 1243, the Turkic Seljuks established the Rona Sultanate in Konya, which included present-day Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. During the Ottoman Empire, when Suleiman the Magnificent was in power (1520-1566), the empire's civil and military achievements reached their peak.
It spans three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa, and includes the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean. All are within its jurisdiction. When the Turks talk about this period of history, they are as proud as Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi talk about Genghis Khan expanding China's territory to Europe. Unfortunately, by the 16th century, this empire had risen and fallen, and had been constantly ceding land.
As a result, Turkey lost all its power in the early 20th century and became a semi-colony of Western European countries such as Britain, France and Germany. Turkey's territory is now less than half of its heyday. Despite this, Turkey's land area still ranks second in Europe after Russia.
The portraits of the characters in the Military Museum Istanbul are very exquisite. They are full of three-dimensionality, which is what everyone likes. The paintings of various war scenes in the Military Museum Istanbul are lifelike. Zhou Xiken accompanied us throughout the whole process and explained to us all the time. Otherwise, we would not understand the text and it would be even more boring.
Military Museum Istanbul There is an exhibition room in the museum that shows the classroom scene of Kemal, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, when he was in school. There is a seat on the side for tourists to take pictures. Now, everyone is taking pictures here. Military Museum Istanbul Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi walked out of the exhibition hall.
The heavy rain is about to stop. LG took this photo. Ding Ding Cat said, not bad, there are still people interested. Military Museum Istanbul After coming out of the Military Museum, we originally planned to go directly to the Old Palace, but Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi's car passed by the New Palace. Zhou Xiken asked everyone for their opinions, where to go first?
In order to save time, Yunluo and Nalanshiqi chose to visit the New Palace first. Because the New Palace is closed on Mondays, and today is Sunday, if you miss it today, you will have no chance tomorrow. The Old Palace is not closed on Mondays, so Yunluo and Nalanshiqi originally suggested that the Old Palace be put off until tomorrow. 2. Dolmabahce Palace, an attraction outside the itinerary.
For the sake of simplicity, people often refer to the Topkapi Palace built in the 15th century as the Old Palace, and the Dolmabahçe Palace built in the mid-19th century as the New Palace. The New Palace is located on the European side of the west bank of the Bosphorus. 400 years ago, it was a huge bay covering an area of 200,000 square meters.
In the Ottoman era, this bay was used to welcome expeditionary fleets. It was filled in in the 17th century and became the Sultan's private garden. In the mid-19th century, when the old palace Topkapi Palace was no longer adequate and modern enough, Sultan Abdul Mejid I chose this place and converted it into a Sultan's residence that was far more magnificent than any palace in Europe.
The new palace was built in 1843 and completed in 1856. "Dolmabahçe" means "garden built on landfill." Today is Sunday, and there are many tourists. Outside the gate and the ticket office are full of people. Dolmabahçe Palace Istanbul Zhou Xiken hurriedly contacted. Fortunately. Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi have group tickets, which saves the time of queuing for tickets.
The number of people queuing to buy tickets is several times more than here. There are so many people! The construction of the New Palace in Istanbul was at a time when the Ottoman Empire was in decline, which brought almost unbearable financial pressure to the empire. After it was completed in 1856, each Sultan could only live in this palace for a short period of time, and less than 70 years had passed.
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The empire collapsed. This is the Emperor's Gate, with solemn and complex floral decorations. The carvings are exquisite, blending the characteristics of the Ottoman period with the artistic style of European architecture. There are four Emperor's Gates. This one is used by the Sultan when entering the palace. Ministers can only enter the palace through other gates.
Emperor's Gate (direction) Istanbul New Palace Flower decoration on Emperor's Gate Istanbul New Palace Primary school students waiting in line at the palace gate are very cute. Children visiting the New Palace Istanbul New Palace is tall and wide, magnificent, and vaguely reveals the glory and wealth of the once prosperous Ottoman Empire.
The new palace covers an area of 7,000 hectares, with 43 halls, 70 bathrooms and 285 rooms. In order to build the Dolmabahçe Palace, the Ottoman dynasty invested a lot of money and owed a lot of foreign debt. The new palace cost 1 billion marks. The decorations and curtains inside were all sent by royal families from all over the world. The palace is extremely luxurious.
The treasures inside are dazzling, with luxurious crystal lamps, ivory, and gold products everywhere. It is said that a total of 14 tons of gold and 40 tons of silver were used to decorate the entire palace. After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, Kemal, the first president, lived and worked here.
Kemal died here, and in memory of Kemal, all the clocks in the palace stopped at 9:05 - the moment of his death. Since then, Dolmabahce Palace has been restored and converted into a museum. Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi's tickets only visit part of the palace, not the whole palace.
Yunluo and Nalanshiqi told Zhou Xiken that they wanted to go. He said that the new palace was too modern and could not reflect the living conditions of the supreme ruler of the Ottoman Empire at that time as well as the old palace. He suggested that Yunluo and Nalanshiqi visit the old palace when they go. The most noteworthy thing about the new palace in Istanbul is its location.
Zhou Xiken proudly compared the location of the new palace with the Winter Palace in Russia. The Winter Palace is located by the Neva River in St. Petersburg, but there is a street between the Neva River and the Winter Palace. There are many vehicles. However, the location here is on the Bosphorus Strait. There are no roads or vehicles between the palace and the strait, and the Bosphorus Strait is much wider than the Neva River.
More magnificent. Yunluo told Zhou Xiken that the New Palace is better than the Winter Palace in terms of location. The Bosphorus Strait is used as a backdrop to make the palace look more imposing and fascinating. In the picture, Zhou Xiken has just finished explaining, and the sisters are taking photos in the perfect location.
A place to be proud of: Istanbul New Palace. This is also the Emperor's Gate, for the Sultan to enter from the sea. Unfortunately, the weather was not good, and the beautiful scenery of the strait could not be photographed. Emperor's Gate (sea entrance) Istanbul New Palace. You have to queue to enter the palace. Because the New Palace is also the place where the Turkish President receives state guests.
Therefore, the control of tourists is very strict. In addition to limiting the number of visitors every day, tourists must follow the palace guide and cannot visit alone. When entering the palace, they must be inspected. There are two waiting teams. The team in the distance is the foreign tourists Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi, and the team near is speaking Turkish.
Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi waited for nearly two hours, from the rain until the sun showed its smiling faces. For some reason, the Turkish team entered very quickly. Tourists in the long queue took a few photos in the palace garden while waiting. As far as the garden is concerned, it is not as luxurious as the Summer Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.
New Palace Garden Istanbul New Palace Garden Istanbul This is also the Emperor's Gate, through which the Sultan enters. Emperor's Gate (Entrance) Istanbul New Palace Yunluo and Naran Seqi entered the palace from the administrative side hall. This is the entrance hall. I heard in advance that taking photos was not allowed, but many European and American tourists took photos as soon as they entered the hall.
We thought that there was no strict management like in Russia, so we all took up our cameras until the staff stopped us. So, here are some photos. The entrance hall has given us a glimpse of the luxury of the New Palace. It is said that the marble used to decorate the New Palace was shipped from Marmara, and the alabaster was shipped from Egypt.
The red stone was transported from the ancient city of Pergamon, and the interior decoration and lighting were designed by Italian and French artists. Compared with many palaces in Europe, the Dolmabahçe Palace is not large in scale, but its luxury is amazing. Due to the lack of war, it has been well preserved for more than 150 years, and all the items in the palace are authentic.
Even the handles of a wooden door, curtains, and carpets are still the items of the past. Entrance Hall Istanbul New Palace Entrance Hall Istanbul New Palace Entrance Hall Istanbul After passing through the entrance hall, you will enter the crystal staircase of the Ambassador's Room. The pillars of the stair handrails are all made of crystal clear crystal, hence the name. (To be continued...)
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