Turkey, the Ideal Holiday Destination
Centuries and even today, many people go there to relax. Along with that, the ancient city of Hierapolis, which was built by the Grecian kings, is also here for you to explore.
The Blue Mosque is considered to be one of the most beautiful architectural phenomena of the world. This grand mosque with its 5 primary domes and 8 secondary domes, along with 6 minarets is magnificent. Even though the exterior of this mosque is more than impressive, it is the inside that actually steals your breath with its blue lined ceilings and red lush carpeting.
Library of Celsus:
Located between the ruins of the city of Ephesus, this library acted as a store for more than 10000 scrolls around 125 AD. This is a world heritage site and is a prime spot for tourists nowadays. If you’re a fan of archeology this is the place for you to be. This place has been preserved and reconstructed over the years for everyone to see.
Hagia Sophia:
The history behind this place is so thick and rich that you’ll end up being confused and fascinated at the same time. Starting off as a Christian Bascilla (church), this place was converted to an imperial mosque later on and works as a museum for tourists today. The walls are lined with paintings of Mary where as the ceiling is filled with Islamic scriptures. This place is the perfect blend of both religions and gives a great insight into different types of historical architectures.
The sun shines over the lush green meadows and the golden wheat fields; it becomes so hard to take eyes off this natural beauty. Sometimes it seems that body is floating in the cozy air which refreshes from all over. There is no monotony; every scene keeps on changing itself. Sometimes it shows green, lush fields; sometimes it films the mind with natural scenery; sometimes the fluffy, soft and funny looking rabbits play around; sometimes its white, silky and ember-eyed cat and sometimes it takes back to old culture and history, when the statue of “the dying Gaul” was formed, when The Column of Julianus was erected and when Monumentum Ancyranum was not debris. Of course it is not even a part of the world of Ankara in Turkey.
Ankara was not as important as it is now, yet the cultural and historical richness is evergreen. After Istanbul, seeing its embellished fortune the Father of Turks, Kemal Ataturk chose Ankara as capital. Ankara is so rich to be fortunate; this beautiful city got three thousand years of history and has seen seven ancient civilizations. It has ever wondering history, beauty, and culture. To spend vacations Ankara is the best place.
Ankara has rich architecture. It has old theatre which was formed in days of Roman Empire. The city is crowned with old castle, monuments and museums. The city used to be the center of tribes so it has tribal history too. Ankara was main trading center in Roman era.
So now that you know what the best places to see in Turkey are start packing those bags and give yourself a well-deserved treat to the exotic sights of Turkey. Buy Airline tickets for the holidays as soon as possible.
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