The Central Palace
Lamartin Caddesi. No:18 34437 TAKSIM / ISTANB
ISTANBUL | - Area Attractions : Lutfi Kirdar Convention Center The Lutfi Kirdar International Congress and Exhibition Centre was initially built to host the 1948 World Wrestling Championships. Later it was used for many years as a site for basketball tournaments. In an effort to expand conference tourism in Istanbul a search for a suitably large and appropriately equipped building was undertaken, resulting in 1992 with the proposal to convert the Lutfi Kirdar to this purpose. During the relatively brief construction period of ten months, the integrity of the structure was maintained as it underwent building and facility restorations to bring the building up to contemporary technological standards. Between its 'Anatolian Auditorium,' which seats 1733, and its 22 meeting rooms, the Lutfi Kyrdar International Congress and Exhibition Centre is adaptable to the needs of virtually any type of organisation. Flower Lane (Cicek Pasaji) Before you reach the halfway point of Istiklal you are compelled to turn left into a stunningly restored building whose original title, 'Cite de Pera', still stands over it's high arching entrance. Though it is more commonly known as the Circe or Flower Pasaj, after stalls which once inhabited the interior where women sold flowers. Now the astounding passage way with balconies and ceiling soaring high above are filled with restaurants and bars. Wandering musicians come and go as those seated among the expanse of tables sample delicious traditional dishes, washed down with golden Efes Pilsner, or the strong aniseed spirit raki.The Cicek Pasaji connects with the Balik Pazari (Fish Bazaar), which still retains a number of fresh fish outlets, also boasts beautifully laid out fruit and vegetable stalls, and delightful, spice, meat and poultry shops as well as a number of delicatessans. To the rear of the Bazaar Nevizade Street hosts of series of lively restaurants, where people gather to sit, eat, drink and talk, in the warmer months the activity is all outdoors in the open street. The Blue Mosque. Blue' is an appropriate adjective to describe this distinctive mosque of old Istanbul since exquisite blue Iznik tiles cover the interior walls. It was inaugurated in 1616 by Ahmet I, one of the youngest sultans to rule the Ottoman Empire. (He ascended the throne at age 12 and reigned for 15 years.) The mosque's architect Mehmet Aga was a student of the famous Sinan, the Ottoman architect responsible for the magnificent Suleymaniye. The Blue Mosque was built in only seven years and was perhaps Aga's way of showing the world he could outdo not only his master but also the Byzantine architects who designed the renowned cathedral St.Sophia, which the Aga's mosque resembles in many ways. Interestingly, the two face one another across Sultanahmet Square. The Blue Mosque's exterior is all balance and harmony and wonderfully romantic at the same time. A cascade of leaded domes ripples to the ground as six fluted minarets pierce the sky. Its courtyard, immense and serene, is completely enclosed by a covered arcade and supported by antique columns. The vast interior is a vision of colour and light and the marvelous Iznik tiles for which the mosque is so rightly famous. According to popular lore, the production of such an enormous quantity of tiles completely exhausted the master potters and the decline of the ceramic tradition of Iznik began.
| Areas served : Thile 60 km, Kumburgaz 55 km. Istanbul Ataturk Airport 25 km. Sabiha Gokcen Airport 33 km. In city center, shuttle bus to airport with fee. From Ataturk Airport head for City Centre. Hotel is 33 km from the Ataturk Airport - IST - 34437
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