Sunday 02 February, 2014

Istanbul City Street Art Gallery

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Istanbul, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople, is the largest city of Turkey and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe (including the Asian side of the city) after London and Moscow. Istanbul is a megacity, the cultural, economic, and financial center of Turkey.

Located in the northwest of the country, it lies on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn. Extending both on the European (Thrace) and Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Straight, it is the only metropolis in the world situated on two continents. It is a designated alpha world city.

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