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The Sultanahmet Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque because of the blue tiles that are used to decorate the interior) is one of the grandest and most famous mosques in Istanbul.

The mosque was criticized early on for having 6 minarets – the same number of the Great Mosque in Mecca. Sultan Ahmet overcame this problem by ordering a 7th minaret to be built at the Great Mosque.

One local anecdote claims that the original design called for several gold minarets. The architect realized that there wasn't enough gold in the empire to construct gold minarets, so he built six minarets instead. When questioned about his decision, the architect claimed that he mistakenly heard the instruction to be six ("altı" in Turkish) minarets rather than gold ("altın" in Turkish) minarets.

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The Bank Hotel Istanbul, a Member of Design Hotels - Special Class

Istanbul City Center

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Edmond

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14 Jan - 15 Jan

Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Mediterranean cuisine, sea views

Gezi Hotel Bosphorus, Istanbul, a Member of Design Hotels - Special Class

Taksim

United Kingdom

Alexandre

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1 Feb - 2 Feb

Street view

Casa Foscolo Hotel, Istanbul, a Member of Design Hotels

Taksim

United States

hasim cagan

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16 Jan - 17 Jan

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Top European Side Hotel Reviews

Fourpoints Airport Hotel

Fourpoints Airport Hotel

10/10 Excellent

"The room had a beautiful veiw and a nice balcony, really pretty. "

YOTEL Istanbul Airport LANDSIDE, City Entrance

YOTEL Istanbul Airport LANDSIDE, City Entrance

10/10 Excellent

"Only complaints that I have was that at the reception they mentioned that we were allowed 20% discount if we order from the restaurant and we place a room service order and even though you have to go down to pick up yourself the order at the restaurant they didn't honor the 20% discount because we didn't eat at the restaurant. Which doesn’t make any sense for the price we pay of the hotel and the food. Either airside or landside are relatively close only convenience will be if you required to request a Visa or not for staying on the lamdside."

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