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Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 > Bosphorus Cruise, 3/31/2006 Bosphorus Cruise, 3/31/2006 Bosphorus Bridge218 viewsThe older of the two bridges spanning the Bosphorus. (There has been a third added since this picture was taken.) About 180,000 cars per day pass over it. Ortaköy Mosque226 viewsA Baroque Revival mosque commissioned by Sultan Abdülmecid I and built in 1854-56. The Bosphorus Bridge, which almost passes over it, was built in 1970-73. Another view of the Ortaköy Mosque245 viewsOfficially known as the Büyük Mecidiye Camii - Grand Imperial Mosque - it is noted for its high bay windows, which are cunningly contrived to stage a "light show" using both sunlight and reflected light from the water. Karabaş Mustafa Ağa Mosque256 viewsA 16th century stone-and-brick mosque near the Beyoğlu waterfront. Kuleli Military High School246 viewsThe oldest military high school in Turkey, founded in 1845 by Sultan Abdülmecid I. Rumelihisari - ("Rumelian Castle")230 viewsBuilt in 1451-52 as part of Sultan Mehmet II's plan of securing the Bosphorus in preparation for the conquest of Constantinople. The blue-striped white structure at the waterside, toward the center, is the modern Aşiyan lighthouse. Cut-throat Castle227 viewsThe original name of Rumelihisari was "Boğazkesen", which means "strait-cutter"; but "boğaz" means "throat" as well as "strait" in Turkish, so the implication was that it was going to cut the throat of Byzantium - which it did. Evolution of a Fortress201 viewsAfter the conquest of Constantinople, Rumelihisari served first as a customs barrier and then a prison. Today it is a museum that also hosts concerts and various kinds of festivals. Anadolu Hisarı230 viewsFortress built in 1393-94 on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, in preparation for the first, unsuccessful, siege of Constantinople by Sultan Bayezid I. Over a half-century later, Mehmed II the Conqueror used it, in tandem with the newly-built Rumeli Hisarı on the European side, to close the Bosphorus for his successful siege of 1453. Mehmed the Conqueror Bridge202 viewsNamed after the conqueror of Constantinople. Completed in 1988. Spans the Bosphorus from near the Rumelihisari on the European side (left) to the Asian side, at right. Küçüksu Palace194 viewsNeo-Baroque structure, built on the waterfront on the Asian side of the Bosphorus as a summer residence for the Sultan. The High-Rent District217 viewsWe were assured that property values along the Bosphorus were some of the highest in the world. 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