- Hagia Sofia, unfortunately not lit yet
- Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
- Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı), also not lit yet
Turkey - Istanbul - View from the Galata Tower
When standing on the shores of the Golden Horn in Istanbul, one of the landmarks that you will undoubtedly be looking at is the Galata Tower. The freestanding tower sits atop a hill in Beyoglu, providing a bird’s eye view of the Golden Horn and the Asian side of Istanbul. It was built in 1348 by the Genoese. The Ottomans used it to spot fires. Since most of their housing was made of wood, the tower was an invaluable asset. Galata Kulesi (Galata Tower) is providing a panoramic view of the old town of Istanbul and at present houses a restaurant and a night club.
The panorama balcony is open to the public from 09.00 to 19.00 h. You could go up there and take some wonderful pictures of Istanbul. I have planned there one of my evening blue hour sessions, however I didn't realize that the panorama balcony, encircling the highest row of windows is really narrow. It is impossible for two people to walk next to each other. As you can guess it is open air and if you are suffering from acrophobia - fear of heights, I would not recommend you to go out there. On top of that I was not the only person who got this great idea to go there for sunset and therefore I had to wait in "queu" around the tower to get to this point to capture this view. However it was all worth it and as soon as the sunset was over most of the people left.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens's focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 40.00 mm, Aperture: 11, Exposure time: 32.0 s, ISO: 100
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Whiskers and Whispers (The Future is Feline) (31 months ago | reply)
Beautiful view! That's a wonderful skyline with all those domes and minarets. I love all the mosques-can anyone identify them?
burningphoenix (31 months ago | reply)
Amasing.
Roxana Georgeta (31 months ago | reply)
wonderful view, great shot!!!!
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RR_msw (31 months ago | reply)
tremendous shot
Tanyaluk Photography (31 months ago | reply)
Great shot
ibrahem N. ALNassar (31 months ago | reply)
beautiful and Amazing shot
Ashan de Silva (31 months ago | reply)
Love the slow shutter-speed work here Lucie...brilliant work as always
Enrico Grassi (31 months ago | reply)
Congratulation... whit your photos is as travel.
okawango (31 months ago | reply)
superbe shot
neptune000 (31 months ago | reply)
amazing shot!!! love the view!
david.bank (www.david-bank.com) (31 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot at twilight! Well done.
Luca Querzoli alias Lulumio photographer (31 months ago | reply)
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coco77mi (31 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture!
isa_per (31 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot. Istanbul is a beautiful city!
Chuck & Pat Harkins (31 months ago | reply)
Nice POV and great deep colors, good work here.
*Albi* (31 months ago | reply)
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sullivan™ (31 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! Nice work
ricardo* (31 months ago | reply)
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OceanAir55 (31 months ago | reply)
great cityscape shot!
fahadee (31 months ago | reply)
great
►Klaus Allmannsberger Photography (31 months ago | reply)
Excellent night-shot Lucie!
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Dave Berryman (31 months ago | reply)
Wow! This is stunning!
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Dare*2*Dream (31 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot! The colors are stunning.
Aamir Choudhry (K2 basecamp in June, Inshallah) (31 months ago | reply)
Excellent
Z_Abdal (31 months ago | reply)
great shot
Mangini Adalberto & Laura (31 months ago | reply)
Amazing night shot!
greenka2000 (31 months ago | reply)
stunning!!
Peter Ribbeck (31 months ago | reply)
stunning shot!! good work,
SELESAN (31 months ago | reply)
very nice shot,,
©Helminadia Ranford (31 months ago | reply)
wonderful city shot Lucie,great exposure!!!
Jacopo Penna (31 months ago | reply)
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WisoNet (31 months ago | reply)
Excelente trabajo, unos tonos sensacionales!!
Saludos ,-)
nigel_xf (31 months ago | reply)
Again a stunning nightshot ... really wonderful!
Kaptah (31 months ago | reply)
Great view.
albert.5 (31 months ago | reply)
Fantastico encuadre,color y tratamiento
Saludos
éricito (31 months ago | reply)
a worthy 32s exposure!!
J.McPherson (31 months ago | reply)
great shot
M.Botelho (31 months ago | reply)
Very very nice shot,,
lclesner (31 months ago | reply)
Exquisite night shot-as always beautiful composition.
Cat Man! (31 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! We need to visit there soon.
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Rita Willaert (31 months ago | reply)
Great! Thanks for this wonderful view!
Ramón Casadó (31 months ago | reply)
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RkRao (31 months ago | reply)
T r e m e n d o u s s h o t
Melissa 't Hart (31 months ago | reply)
What a great view, I love the lights.
Um Abbas (31 months ago | reply)
d.saadudin (31 months ago | reply)
Sungguh indah, mempesona