Ilhan Aksit

'he Geographic Location of HierapolisHierapolis is situated over a valley where one of the tributaries of the Menderes River the Qiiriiksu River (knovm as 'Lycus' in antiquity), flows at a distance of 18 km from the province of Denizli.Two mountains border either side of the Lycus Valley. The one...

Chora MuseumDie Erlöserkirche des Choraklosters, heute ein Museum, verzaubert den Betrachter durch ihre einmalig schönen Mosaiken. Der Name kommt aus dem Griechischen und bedeutet "außerhalb der Stadt oder des Dorfes." So stand die Chora-Kirche denn auch außerhalb der von Constantin erbauten...

TOPKAPI PALACESultan Mehmet the Conqueror, with the conquest of the then Constantinople, simultaneously closed and opened two ages. Now the capital of the Ottomans was to be Istanbul, and the Sultan was to build his palace here for the administration of the Empire. The first palace of the sultans...

sasvsiP'-, The Kariye (Chora) Museum The Kariye Museum, in which we regard the mosaics with a deep sense of admiration, is situated in the Edirnekapi quarter of Istanbul. The name of Kariye is derived from the Greek word "Chora", which means land, country, a suburb or suburban area, as well as...