@tripvellatravel: Istanbul is the only city on earth sitting on two continents simultaneously. Europe on one side of the Bosphorus. Asia on the other. It has been the capital of three of the greatest empires in history — Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman — each leaving an entire civilisation’s worth of architecture behind. Hagia Sophia was completed in 537 AD in just five years. The world’s largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years. Converted to a mosque in 1453. Turned into a museum in 1935. Converted back into a mosque in 2020. The Grand Bazaar — operating continuously since 1461. 61 streets. Over 4,000 shops. The Basilica Cistern — an underground water reservoir held up by 336 marble columns, rediscovered only when a historian noticed locals drawing water up through their floorboards. Istanbul doesn’t belong to one world. It never did. #istanbul #Turkey #TravelTikTok #UnexpectedBeauty #Tripvella

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