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🏛️ Basilica Cistern and Galata Tower: Booking, Queues and Visit Order From underground Istanbul to views across the city Columns in the restored Basilica Cistern, photographed on 4 December 2022. Photo: Nan Palmero · CC BY 2.0 Visiting the Basilica Cistern and Galata Tower in one day gives...

İstanbul is a centre of Turkish, Ottoman and Byzantine history, with enough sights for several trips. This guide brings together İstanbul's main museums, palaces, historic mosques and archaeological landmarks, with links to detailed guides to give visitors and residents a useful reference...