Guide 14 of 29
The Spice Bazaar and the Eminönü Waterfront
İstanbul
A covered market built to fund a mosque, a spice trade closer to pharmacy than groceries, and a tiled mosque a few steps away. Eight stops, about fifteen minutes.
Stops8
Duration11min
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The Weeping Column
Hagia Sophia · northwest corner
That column is darker than the others. Because it doesn't belong here — it was brought from Ephesus. For fifteen hundred years everyone touched the same spot, which is why the brass shines.
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