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Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy is positioned immediately alongside Atakoy Marina and the sea. It is very conveniently located, just 5-10 minutes to the airport. Also hotel is only within walking distance of major shopping malls such as Galleria, Carousel, Capacity and Town Center.
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With its huge dome and immense dimensions, Hagia Sophia was a
surpassed. Sinan accomplished this difficult task. He reached to an excellence far-surpassed Hagia Sophia’s heavy monumentality (see Suleymaniye and Selimiye Mosques). The achievement of Anthemios real challenge for the Ottoman architects. It was an inspiration source and also a representative of a conquered culture, which was to be and Isidoros was the placement of a huge dome (32.5 m.) over an oblong basilica. Entrance vestibules (narthex) lead to a breathtaking central space. Four exedrae, apse and two semidomes on the east and west, the gallery arcades on the north and south, and the dome above circumscribe this lofty space.
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