Category
Viewpoint
23 places
- Empire State BuildingThe 1931 tower that held the world's tallest title for forty years; two observatories still look out over the grid.Viewpoint
- Süleymaniye MosqueSinan's imperial mosque on the third hill — the architect considered it his journeyman work, not his masterpiece.UNESCOMosque
- Galata TowerA Genoese watchtower over the Golden Horn, and the best-known silhouette on the northern shore.Landmark
- One World Trade CenterCompleted in 2014 on the World Trade Center site; its observatory looks down the harbor toward the Statue of Liberty.Viewpoint
- London EyeAn observation wheel on the South Bank that turns slowly over the river, facing Parliament across the water.Viewpoint
- The ShardThe tallest building in the city, with a viewing floor near the top looking down on the Thames and its bridges.Viewpoint
- Staten Island FerryA commuter ferry running since 1817 and free to ride, passing the Statue of Liberty on every crossing.Viewpoint
- Maiden's TowerA tower on its own islet mid-Bosphorus, rebuilt many times and attached to more legends than dates.Landmark
- Rumeli FortressBuilt in four months to cut the Bosphorus before the siege of Constantinople.Castle
- Greenwich ParkA hilltop royal park above the old naval buildings, with the city skyline framed from the observatory terrace.UNESCOPark
- Uçhisar CastleA rock outcrop hollowed into a fortress, the highest point in Cappadocia and visible from every valley.Castle
- Ortaköy MosqueA small Baroque mosque at the water's edge, framed by the first Bosphorus bridge behind it.Mosque
- Love ValleyThe tallest and most improbable of the fairy chimneys, best seen at first light from the rim.Nature
- Ankara CastleByzantine walls built from salvaged Roman stone, with the old town still living inside them.Castle
- Red ValleyIron-stained rock that turns scarlet at sunset, with hidden churches along the walking route.Nature
- PaşabağTwin- and triple-capped cones, one of them hollowed into a hermitage for Saint Simeon.Nature
- Devrent ValleyNo churches and no houses — only eroded shapes that the guides name after animals.Nature
- Pierre Loti HillA cable car up to the café where the French novelist watched the Golden Horn.Viewpoint
- Çamlıca HillA hill above the Bosphorus, looking back across both continents at once.Viewpoint
- KadifekaleA fortress founded under Alexander's successors, looking down the whole length of the gulf.Castle
- AsansörA public elevator built by a Jewish merchant to spare the neighborhood 155 steps.Landmark
- Yoros CastleA ruined Byzantine fort where the Bosphorus opens into the Black Sea.Castle
- AtakuleA 125-meter tower with a revolving restaurant, and the fixed point of the Çankaya skyline.Viewpoint