Architecture Istanbul: Where Byzantine Domes, Ottoman Minarets, and Brutalist Housing Blocks Share the Same Frame
A 2026 architecture and photography guide to Istanbul: Hagia Sophia upper gallery, the night-shift Basilica Cistern, Sinan at Süleymaniye, Renzo Piano on the waterfront, gasworks museums on the Asian side, and exactly which viewpoints are worth the ticket — with what to skip.