Guide 19 of 29
Eyüpsultan and the Pierre Loti Hill
İstanbul
The tomb of a companion of the Prophet, a pilgrimage quarter founded outside the walls, Istanbul's largest cemetery and the view over the Golden Horn from the hill. Twelve stops, about twenty-five minutes.
Stops12
Duration17min
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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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