What tourist attractions are there in Istanbul?

Turkey’s full name is the Republic of Turkey, which spans Asia and Europe and covers an area of ??about 780,000 square kilometers (ranked 36th in the world). Most of it is located on the Asia Minor Peninsula in Asia, bordering the Mediterranean and The Black Sea has a coastline of 8,333 kilometers and its strategic location is very important. Istanbul is a famous city that spans two continents, Europe and Asia. As the world's capital of civilization, Istanbul has been Turkey's "heartbeat" for many centuries. It is unique in many aspects of Turkish history, commerce, folklore and culture. Due to its special geographical location, Istanbul has been an important center of transportation, military, commerce and religion since ancient times, and was once the capital of the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul has a history of more than 3,000 years, and it has profound historical and cultural heritage. Whether it is the Roman-style Colosseum or the harem with groups of wives and concubines, they are all exciting. The classical pillars, staggered round vaults and towering spiers of the ancient city of Constantinople left over from the Roman Empire decorate the entire urban area.

The northern, western and southern coastal areas of Turkey have a typical Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and mild and rainy winters; the inland and eastern areas have a distinct temperate continental climate, with hot and dry summers and severely cold winters.

One of the main reasons why Istanbul is famous around the world is its unique geographical location. Between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea at the westernmost point of the Asian continent, there is a vital "golden waterway" that separates Asia and the European continent. The middle part is the Sea of ??Marmara, and the southern end is called the Dardanelles Strait. The northern end is called the Bosporus (Istanbul) Strait, collectively known as the Black Sea Strait. This "golden waterway" is the choke point from the Black Sea to the outside world. Istanbul is located at the southern end of the Bosporus. Starting from here, you can go north from the sea to the countries along the Black Sea; go south to the Mediterranean Sea, and you can connect to the three continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa from the sea; standing on the heights of Istanbul and looking to the west, the European continent is close at hand; although to the east It is blocked by the Pamir Plateau, but merchants continued to communicate on the Silk Road for 2000 years. This superior geographical location not only makes it an intercontinental transportation hub, but also a battleground for military strategists. Istanbul, an ancient capital with a long history, was founded in 668 BC on the site of Byzantium, an ancient Greek city-state. Later, after war and reconstruction, it became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. In 330 AD, it was renamed Constantinople, also known as Constantinople. New Rome; after the Ottoman Turks acquired the city in 1453, it began to be called Istanbul. It has been the capital of the Turkish Empire ever since. In 1923, the Turkish Communist Party moved its capital to Ankara, but Istanbul is still the center of Turkey's economy and culture. Istanbul not only spans two continents geographically, but also incorporates the essence of thought, culture, and art from all the nationalities in Europe, Asia, and Africa, thus becoming an important intersection of Eastern and Western thought and culture, leaving behind many ancient historical sites. Istanbul currently has more than 40 museums, more than 20 churches, and more than 450 mosques. The beautiful buildings themselves and their vast collection of artifacts are living testaments to the intersection of East and West. The Ancient Oriental Museum displays Sumerian heads, Babylonian pottery, Assyrian reliefs, etc. These are cultural relics from the prehistoric period of the two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates) and various peoples in Asia Minor. There are a large number of cultural relics from the ancient Greek and Roman eras in the Archaeological Museum. Among them, the huge sarcophagus of King Alexander of Macedonia is a masterpiece of Greek art in the 4th century BC. In the Kaura Church, there are a large number of murals about the Virgin, Christ and the Apostles, which are representative works of Byzantine art. In the Suleymaniye Mosque, there are many artistic treasures from the Ottoman period, including carved beams, paintings, gold and silver. In the old city on the west bank of the city, stone castles, city walls, towers and aqueducts left over from various empires can be seen everywhere.