Istanbul


Istanbul’s 7-Story Underwater Hotel to Open in 2010

Like what you see? Subscribe to the full RSS feed. Visitors to Istanbul will soon have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, and restaurants, and all […]

Istanbul’s Incredible Sinking Palace

© Curious Expeditions Below all the hustle and bustle of Istanbul’s streets, lies a treasure that for much of its existence, lay undiscovered. The Sinking Palace, also known as the Basilica Cistern, is an ancient underwater reservoir, whose grand pillars now emerge out of the little water that remains. The Sinking Palace is believed to have […]