Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales

Turkey's capital, squeezed through two national continental Asia - Europe carrying the beauty of the old Ottoman Empire, began to receive the wind of the new architecture.

Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Sultan Ahmed Mosque - the most famous of Istanbul, the capital of Turkey. It also has the name "Blue Mosque" because of the wall inside the church is paved with blue stone, creating shimmering beauty.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
            Courtyard of the "Blue Mosque".
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Hagia Sophia cathedral is now the museum and is being repaired.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Sakirin, the first mosque in Istanbul, designed by a woman - Zeynep Fadillioglu architect.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Zeynep Fadillioglu, Sakirin designers.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
  Kanyon Trade Center, a modern architecture in Istanbul.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Photographer Stefan Ruiz struggling to convince the authorities to capture him from the roof of the Topkapi palace, the residence of the emperors of Turkey from 1465 to 1856. This is a rare photo of Istanbul panoramic shots from this angle.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Palace Ciragan Palace Hotel Kempinski is today.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Great Cathedral and Imperial Bosporus bridge.

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London is the capital of Europe's great

Paris - capital of light had to give way to No. 1 for "rivals" Made in the fog in every category, with scores far less.

London is the capital of Europe's great
London is very proud to be rated on tourism in Europe.
This is the information in the report by the Tourism Committee of Paris-Ile region of France (CTR) implementation is called "24 hours in a capital city." Report to London (the capital of England) 82 / 100 points, because attitude for international travelers. On the surface, such as food, public transport, scenic, London will be appreciated.
This result might be startled to Paris, because this ancient French are proud of their cuisine is exquisite in the world. Paris ranked second with Amsterdam of the Netherlands with 79 points. Rome (Italy) Madrid (Spain) and Rome (Italy) in the same class next position with 76 points. Berlin (Germany) ranks last among the top six with 74 points.
London is the capital of Europe's great
Paris flooded feelingly as "runner."
Public transport (train, bus ...) to reach 93 points.Taxi system to reach 84 points. Bus travel to 86 points. Transportation to the airport reached 90 points. Meanwhile, Paris is just the corresponding period 74-65 - 76-67 - 85. Public transport in Paris was assessed only on the average because it is difficult to buy train tickets and old, dirty.
Jean-Pierre Blat, president of CTR, said: "The survey reflects reality. Paris attracts many tourists, but also often complain so much."
Survey report on 116 items, from signage at the airport to museum quality. The only minus point for London is that people here do not know many foreign languages, mostly using English as their mother tongue. In the French capital, English, Italian and Spanish are used frequently.

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