St.Irene

St.Irene

Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene often erroneously rendered in English as St Irene, is a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It is open as a museum every day except Monday but requires special permission for admission. Turned over to the mosque after the conquest of Istanbul in 1453 for the church there has not been a significant change in structure. 

You can visit the St.Irene museum in old city tour at Istanbul

St.Irene

St.Irene

St.Irene

St.Irene

St.Irene

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum (officially Galatasaray University Culture & Art Center) (Turkish: Galatasaray Muzesi) is a cultural center in Istanbul / Turkey, founded in 1868 by Ali Sami Yen, to inform the society of the traditions and history of Galatasaray. The museum is open to the public everyday from 10:00am until 19:00pm except Mondays. The museum is in beyoglu and you can use public transportation from old city.

The museum initially opened at Kalamıs Bay. Later in 1919, it was moved to Galatasaray High School. The museum building, formerly known as Galatasaray Post Office, was restored and remodelled to suit a museum. Galatasaray Museum was renovated and reopened in 2009 with a very successful and contemporary exhibition concept. 

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

The Istanbul Archaeology Museums are a group of three archeological museums in Istanbul city, located in the Eminonu, near Hagia Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and Blue Mosque. The Istanbul Archaeology Museums are consists of three.  Archaeological Museum (in the main building), Museum of the Ancient Orient, Museum of IslamicArt (in the Tiled Kiosk). It houses over one million objects that represent almost all of the eras and civilizations in world history.The museum has a large collection of Turkish, Hellenistic and Roman artifacts.

Archaeology Museum is open everyday that you can visit during your Istanbul tours and you can include on your Old City tour of Istanbul.

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Chora Church

Chora Church

The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi  the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful surviving examples of a Byzantine church. Chora Museum is famous  withseramics, mosaics from Byzantium. The church is situated in Istanbul, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood, which lies in the western part of the municipality (belediye) of Fatih. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque and, finally, it became a museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes.

Chora Museum is close on wednesday and you can include the Chora Church in your Istanbul itinerary with one of  local Turkish travel agencies. You can take Istanbul tour packages and add other museums like Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace as well. 

Chora Church

Chora Church

Chora Church

Chora Church

Chora Church

Chora Church

Chora Church

Chora Church