Istanbul doesn’t believe in mummifying art and serving it up in glass cases - instead there’s art everywhere, accessible to all, writes neeta_com. CelebrateYou UnexpectedBeginnings PrintIssue
There’s visual stimulation everywhere I go in Istanbul. In the Sultanahmet neighbourhood, the beating heart of the city, I’m overwhelmed by sumptuous art all around. Up ahead looms the breathtaking Hagia Sophia with its sinuous 55-metre-high dome, arguably the world’s most poignant ode to artistic and architectural excellence.
Few cities can rival Istanbul — formerly Constantinople — as an open-air museum. Founded by the Thracians in the 7th century BC, the world’s fourth-largest city stands boldly astride the blue ribbon of the Bosphorus strait that separates Europe and Asia. A dynamic centrepoint between the East and West, it seamlessly amalgamates culture, history and art to make for an immersive and thrilling travel destination.
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