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'Vidi' comes from the famous saying 'Veni Vidi Vici'. Vidistanbul is an online social platform for people who already 'vidi'ed Istanbul and wants to 'vidi'.You can write your comments about the places that you have already 'vidi'ed, submit new pleases or only assign your 'vidi'es. You need to register to do these.
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Basilica Cistern
/modules/featurify/featurify.php?id=3The Basilica Cistern is the largest & most famous underground Byzantine cistern in Istanbul. It is also known by it's Turkish names Yerebatan Sarnici, or Yerebatan Sarayi, which means "sunken palace". It was constructed in the mid-500's A.D. during the reign of Justinian I in order to supply water to palaces located nearby.
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Topkapı Palace
/modules/featurify/featurify.php?id=4The Topkapı Palace is a palace in Istanbul, Turkey, which was the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans for 400 years of their 600-year reign, from 1465 to 1853.
The palace was a setting for state occasions and royal entertainments and is a major tourist attraction today, containing the most holy relics of the Muslim world such as the prophet Muhammed's cloak and sw -
Vidistanbul is now a member of Istanbulization Group.
/modules/featurify/featurify.php?id=9Istanbulization Group is a voluntary group which aims to gather people who adores Istanbul and wants to think about the solutions of problems of the city.
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Weekend in Istanbul at NYTimes.com
/modules/featurify/featurify.php?id=10FROM a skyline featuring both minarets and church spires to the call to prayer competing with lounge music in a hip cafe, Istanbul is the only major city to span two continents. While it is known for sights dating back thousands of years, it also has a fascinating, and often ignored, contemporary scene that is finally receiving international attention. As a 2010 European Capital of Culture, the c
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Ghetto Music Lounge
/modules/featurify/featurify.php?id=11From the day it opened, GHETTO has strived to embrace all the voices and colors of Istanbul while maintaining a focus on world music as well. Special works and projects and acoustic performances of Turkish artists have taken place with the support of guest artists.
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Hammam Rejuvenation @ WSJ.com
/modules/featurify/featurify.php?id=12For centuries, pleasure combined with practicality in the hammams, or bathhouses, of Istanbul, where everyone from the humblest worker to the sultan himself regularly kept clean by indulging in the local tradition of a steam bath and professional body scrub. With the rise of modern bathrooms during the past 50 years, the tradition threatened to die out. Private bathing facilities replaced public
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Yeşil Ev Hotel
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This unique mansion very quickly attained a world-wide reputation and was awarded in 1985 the medal for the year by “Europa Nostra”. Yesil Ev had, indeed, introduced the concept of true comfort and hygiene to this “derelict” district and opened a new epoch in Turkish tourism by combining modern standards with historical style.
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Club 29
One of the fanciest clubs of Istanbul located in the elegant district Ulus. Open daily till 04:00 am. There is a pool, a sun terrace and a canopied restaurant filled with oil lamps, muslin drapes and floor cushions to lounge on. This place is a must for any young person visiting Istanbul. The place is an "In" place of Istanbul where the "people" of Istanbul like to have dinner and then party all
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Güzelcehisar Cafe & Restaurant
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This is an alternative in the Asian side of the city. It has an enormous terrace with a wonderful view and recommended for crowded families especially with children.
Guzelcehisar Cafe offers an open-buffet breakfast with a wide variety of choices. It may be a bit hard to find the place however worth the effort. Read More
Guzelcehisar Cafe offers an open-buffet breakfast with a wide variety of choices. It may be a bit hard to find the place however worth the effort. Read More
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Sonisphere Istanbul
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http://tr.sonispherefestivals.com — Turkey will be holding the Sonisphere festival at the same time as Romania on the 25 - 27 June in Istanbul. The Bid Four (METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX) with special guests HEAVEN & HELL. Also announced RAMMSTEIN, MANOWAR, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON, STONE SOUR, HAYKO CEPKIN, MANGA, FOMA, BLACKTOOTH. Read More
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Pera Palace Hotel
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Few hotel openings have been as eagerly awaited as the reopening of the Pera Palace hotel, set for spring 2010. It first opened in 1892 as a hostel for travelers on the Orient Express. The two-year, €20 million ($29 million) restoration will leave many belle époque furnishings intact, including a wood-cabin elevator. Suite 101 is a museum honoring Kemal Ataturk, father of the Turkish Republic who
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Hammam Rejuvenation @ WSJ.com
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http://online.wsj.com — For centuries, pleasure combined with practicality in the hammams, or bathhouses, of Istanbul, where everyone from the humblest worker to the sultan himself regularly kept clean by indulging in the local tradition of a steam bath and professional body scrub. With the rise of modern bathrooms during the past 50 years, the tradition threatened to die out. Private bathing facilities replaced public Read More
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Blackk Club
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A different and exotic bar in Istanbul. Everything in this elegant Istanbul nightclub is black: floors, curtains, tables, seating. Even the bar staff wear black. The atmosphere’s more high-end fashion house than funeral home. Opened in 2005, in a superb location on the Bosphorus, the venue does indeed attract a high fashion crowd with a high VIP count. Hugely popular, it goes without saying that
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Istanbul Modern Art Museum
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Istanbul Modern Art Museum (Turkish: İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi), a.k.a İstanbul Modern, is a museum of contemporary art in Istanbul, Turkey, inaugurated on December 11, 2004.
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