Istanbul Images

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Istanbul, Turkey

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Constantine I (Source)

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Created in 1422 by Cristoforo Buondelmonti, this is the oldest surviving map of Constantinople. (Source)

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A painting of Ottoman era Istanbul by Thomas Allom (Source)

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Galata Bridge in the 19th century (Source)

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Istanbul in the 1930s (Source)

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Faults in western Turkey are concentrated just southwest of Istanbul, passing under the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea. (Source)

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Satellite view of Istanbul and the Bosphorus strait (Source)

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Topography of Istanbul (Source)

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Fog, seen here shrouding Levent, frequently forms in the morning. (Source)

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Contrasting annual precipitation differences in Istanbul, creating multiple microclimates. (Source)

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View of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque from Hagia Sophia (Source)

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A view of Taksim Square with the Monument of the Republic which was opened in 1928. (Source)

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Two maps comparing the size of urban areas in Istanbul (indicated as the grey zones) in 1975 and 2011. (Source)

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The jurisdiction zones of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople include Istanbul, several Turkish islands, and the parts of Greece which belonged to the Ottoman Empire until 1912. (Source)

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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality building in the Fatih district (Source)

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A view of Levent, one of the main business districts in Istanbul and home to the citys tallest buildings. (Source)

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As the only route to the Black Sea, the Bosphorus is one of the busiest waterways in the world. (Source)

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The Istanbul Archaeology Museums, founded by Osman Hamdi Bey in 1891, form Turkeys oldest modern museum.[221] (Source)

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The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world. (Source)

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Headquarters of the state-run TRTs Istanbul radio operations (Source)

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Main entrance gate of Istanbul University, the citys oldest Turkish institution, established in 1453. (Source)

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View of Kuleli Military High School (1845-2016) (Source)

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Istanbuls current central post office dates back to 1909.[301] (Source)

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The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is one of three suspension bridges on the Bosphorus strait. (Source)

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Levent station of the Istanbul Metro (Source)

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Originally opened in 1873 with a smaller terminal building as the main terminus of the Rumelia (Balkan) Railway of the Ottoman Empire, which connected Istanbul with Vienna; the current Sirkeci Terminal building was constructed between 1888 and 1890, and became the eastern terminus of the Orient Expr (Source)

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