{"id":32594,"date":"2026-11-05T05:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/?page_id=32594"},"modified":"2026-11-05T06:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T05:00:35","slug":"istanbul","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/istanbul\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"opa-ref\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.85em; line-height: 1.5;\"><em><strong>Image d&rsquo;en-t\u00eate :<\/strong> Ivan A\u00efvazovski, <em>Vue de Constantinople<\/em>, XIXe si\u00e8cle (<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Aivazovsky_-_View_of_Constantinople_and_the_Bosphorus.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"opa-soutien\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 1.6em;\">\n<form style=\"display: inline-block; margin: 0 0 .4em;\" action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"QSSRVLDUKP2MG\" \/><input style=\"border: 0;\" title=\"Faire un don avec PayPal\" alt=\"Faire un don avec PayPal\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/fr_FR\/FR\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><\/form>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/soutenir\/\">Soutenir mon travail<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/abonnements\/\">Tout lire sans limite<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Livres-Orazio-Puglisi\/s?rh=n%3A301061%2Cp_27%3AOrazio+Puglisi\">Mes livres<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<style>.opa-art{font-size:1.04em;line-height:1.75}.opa-art h2{margin-top:1.6em}.opa-art h3{margin-top:1.8em;color:#7a1f2b}.opa-fig{position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1000px,94vw);margin:2.2em 0}.opa-fig img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:none!important;display:block;box-shadow:0 10px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:3px}.opa-fig figcaption{max-width:720px;margin:.8em auto 0;font-size:.82em;line-height:1.5;text-align:center;opacity:.8}.opa-lettrine:first-letter{float:left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:3.4em;line-height:.9;padding:.05em .12em 0 0;color:#7a1f2b}.opa-biblio{font-size:.92em}<\/style>\n<style>.opa-gal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:16px;margin:1.6em 0;position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1100px,94vw);background:#fbf8f3;padding:18px;border-radius:8px;box-sizing:border-box;color:#222}.opa-gal figure{margin:0}.opa-gal img{width:100%!important;height:220px!important;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}.opa-gal figcaption{font-size:.78em;line-height:1.4;margin-top:.4em;opacity:.9}.opa-vidbox{position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;margin:1.2em 0;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}.opa-vidbox iframe,.opa-vidbox video{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}.opa-dl li{margin:.4em 0}.opa-dl a{font-weight:600}<\/style>\n<div class=\"opa-art\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Istanbul, entre Europe et Asie : guide d&rsquo;histoire, d&rsquo;art et de voyage<\/h2>\n<p class=\"opa-lettrine\">Byzance, Constantinople, Istanbul : trois noms pour une ville qui fut pendant seize si\u00e8cles la capitale de deux empires, l&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_byzantin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empire byzantin<\/a> puis l&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_ottoman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empire ottoman<\/a>. Pos\u00e9e de part et d&rsquo;autre du <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bosphore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bosphore<\/a>, entre Europe et Asie, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Istanbul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Istanbul<\/a> r\u00e9unit les mosa\u00efques d&rsquo;or de Sainte-Sophie, les mosqu\u00e9es de <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mimar_Sinan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sinan<\/a>, les palais des sultans et des bazars anim\u00e9s depuis cinq si\u00e8cles (voir aussi <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/turque\/\">la Turquie<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hagia_Sophia_Istanbul_July_2022-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Hagia_Sophia_Istanbul_July_2022-2.jpg\/1920px-Hagia_Sophia_Istanbul_July_2022-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Sainte-Sophie\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Sainte-Sophie (Ayasofya) <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hagia_Sophia_Istanbul_July_2022-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Sainte-Sophie<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Gaspare_Fossati_-_Louis_Haghe_-_Vue_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale_de_la_grande_nef,_en_regardant_l%27occident_(Hagia_Sophia_-_Ayasofya_Mosque_nave).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Gaspare_Fossati_-_Louis_Haghe_-_Vue_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale_de_la_grande_nef%2C_en_regardant_l%27occident_%28Hagia_Sophia_-_Ayasofya_Mosque_nave%29.jpg\/1920px-Gaspare_Fossati_-_Louis_Haghe_-_Vue_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale_de_la_grande_nef%2C_en_regardant_l%27occident_%28Hagia_Sophia_-_Ayasofya_Mosque_nave%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Fossati, Sainte-Sophie\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Gaspare Fossati et Louis Haghe, <em>Sainte-Sophie<\/em>, lithographie, 1852 <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Gaspare_Fossati_-_Louis_Haghe_-_Vue_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale_de_la_grande_nef,_en_regardant_l%27occident_(Hagia_Sophia_-_Ayasofya_Mosque_nave).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Construite en cinq ans seulement (532-537) sur ordre de l&#8217;empereur <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justinien_Ier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justinien<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sainte-Sophie_(Istanbul)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sainte-Sophie<\/a> fut pendant pr\u00e8s de mille ans la plus grande \u00e9glise de la chr\u00e9tient\u00e9 ; sa coupole de 31 m\u00e8tres semble flotter sur une couronne de lumi\u00e8re. Transform\u00e9e en mosqu\u00e9e en 1453, en mus\u00e9e en 1934, puis de nouveau en mosqu\u00e9e en 2020, elle conserve dans ses tribunes des mosa\u00efques byzantines, dont la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre <em>D\u00e9isis<\/em> du XIIIe si\u00e8cle.<\/p>\n<h3>Les mosqu\u00e9es imp\u00e9riales<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Exterior_of_Sultan_Ahmed_I_Mosque_in_Istanbul,_Turkey_002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/12\/Exterior_of_Sultan_Ahmed_I_Mosque_in_Istanbul%2C_Turkey_002.jpg\/1920px-Exterior_of_Sultan_Ahmed_I_Mosque_in_Istanbul%2C_Turkey_002.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Mosqu\u00e9e bleue\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>La mosqu\u00e9e Sultan Ahmet (mosqu\u00e9e bleue) <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Exterior_of_Sultan_Ahmed_I_Mosque_in_Istanbul,_Turkey_002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Face \u00e0 Sainte-Sophie, la <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosqu%C3%A9e_bleue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mosqu\u00e9e Sultan Ahmet<\/a> (1609-1616), dite \u00ab mosqu\u00e9e bleue \u00bb pour ses 20 000 carreaux de c\u00e9ramique d&rsquo;Iznik, est la seule de la ville \u00e0 six minarets. Mais le chef-d&rsquo;\u0153uvre de l&rsquo;architecture ottomane est la <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosqu%C3%A9e_S%C3%BCleymaniye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00fcleymaniye<\/a> (1550-1557), \u00e9lev\u00e9e pour Soliman le Magnifique par l&rsquo;architecte <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mimar_Sinan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sinan<\/a>, qui y repose. La petite mosqu\u00e9e de R\u00fcstem Pacha est un \u00e9crin de c\u00e9ramiques.<\/p>\n<h3>Le palais de Topkap\u0131<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cobalt_blue_Iznik_tiles_-_Harem_-_Topkapi_Palace_(8396697222).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ac\/Cobalt_blue_Iznik_tiles_-_Harem_-_Topkapi_Palace_%288396697222%29.jpg\/1920px-Cobalt_blue_Iznik_tiles_-_Harem_-_Topkapi_Palace_%288396697222%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"C\u00e9ramiques de Topkap\u0131\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>C\u00e9ramiques d&rsquo;Iznik du palais de Topkap\u0131 <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cobalt_blue_Iznik_tiles_-_Harem_-_Topkapi_Palace_(8396697222).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY 2.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>R\u00e9sidence des sultans pendant pr\u00e8s de quatre si\u00e8cles, le <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/palais_de_Topkap%C4%B1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palais de Topkap\u0131<\/a> domine la pointe du S\u00e9rail entre la Corne d&rsquo;Or, le Bosphore et la mer de Marmara. On y visite le harem et ses salles couvertes de fa\u00efences, le Tr\u00e9sor (dague de Topkap\u0131, diamant du Fabricant de cuill\u00e8res) et les reliques du Proph\u00e8te.<\/p>\n<h3>Byzance souterraine et Saint-Sauveur-in-Chora<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Basilica_Cistern_-_Medusa_head.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bf\/Basilica_Cistern_-_Medusa_head.jpg\/1920px-Basilica_Cistern_-_Medusa_head.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Citerne Basilique\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>La t\u00eate de M\u00e9duse de la citerne Basilique <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Basilica_Cistern_-_Medusa_head.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY 2.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>La <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/citerne_Basilique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citerne Basilique<\/a> (VIe si\u00e8cle), for\u00eat de 336 colonnes o\u00f9 reposent deux t\u00eates de M\u00e9duse, alimentait le Grand Palais. Plus loin, l&rsquo;\u00e9glise <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-Sauveur-in-Chora\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saint-Sauveur-in-Chora<\/a> (Kariye) conserve les plus belles mosa\u00efques et fresques de la derni\u00e8re Renaissance byzantine (vers 1315-1321).<\/p>\n<h3>Bazars, Galata et Bosphore<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Istanbul_-_Grand_Bazaar_(55106527962).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a0\/Istanbul_-_Grand_Bazaar_%2855106527962%29.jpg\/1920px-Istanbul_-_Grand_Bazaar_%2855106527962%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Grand Bazar\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Le Grand Bazar <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Istanbul_-_Grand_Bazaar_(55106527962).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Le <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Bazar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Bazar d&rsquo;Istanbul<\/a>, l&rsquo;un des plus grands march\u00e9s couverts du monde, et le bazar aux \u00e9pices perp\u00e9tuent la tradition marchande de la ville. De l&rsquo;autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la Corne d&rsquo;Or, la <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/tour_de_Galata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de Galata<\/a> et le quartier de Beyo\u011flu, avec l&rsquo;avenue \u0130stiklal, sont le c\u0153ur de la ville moderne. Une croisi\u00e8re sur le Bosphore, jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 la forteresse de Rumeli Hisar\u0131, permet de voir les palais et les <em>yal\u0131<\/em> de bois au bord de l&rsquo;eau.<\/p>\n<h3>Conseils pratiques<\/h3>\n<p>Les mosqu\u00e9es se visitent en dehors des heures de pri\u00e8re, \u00e9paules et genoux couverts, cheveux couverts pour les femmes. Le palais de Topkap\u0131 ferme le mardi. Les ferrys sont le moyen le plus agr\u00e9able de traverser entre Europe et Asie. Printemps (avril-mai, saison des tulipes) et automne sont les meilleures saisons.<\/p>\n<h3>Istanbul en trois jours<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-chrono\">\n<li><strong>Jour 1 \u2013 Sultanahmet<\/strong> : Sainte-Sophie, mosqu\u00e9e bleue, Hippodrome, citerne Basilique ; mus\u00e9e des Arts turcs et islamiques.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jour 2 \u2013 Les sultans<\/strong> : palais de Topkap\u0131 et harem le matin ; Grand Bazar, mosqu\u00e9e S\u00fcleymaniye et bazar aux \u00e9pices l&rsquo;apr\u00e8s-midi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jour 3 \u2013 Bosphore et Beyo\u011flu<\/strong> : croisi\u00e8re sur le Bosphore ; l&rsquo;apr\u00e8s-midi, tour de Galata, avenue \u0130stiklal, coucher de soleil sur la Corne d&rsquo;Or.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Et si vous restez plus longtemps<\/strong> : Saint-Sauveur-in-Chora, mus\u00e9e arch\u00e9ologique (sarcophage d&rsquo;Alexandre), palais de Dolmabah\u00e7e, rive asiatique (\u00dcsk\u00fcdar, Kad\u0131k\u00f6y), \u00eeles des Princes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rep\u00e8res<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-chrono\">\n<li><strong>vers 660 av. J.-C.<\/strong> \u2014 Fondation de Byzance par des Grecs de M\u00e9gare<\/li>\n<li><strong>330<\/strong> \u2014 Constantin fait de la ville la capitale de l&rsquo;Empire : Constantinople<\/li>\n<li><strong>537<\/strong> \u2014 Cons\u00e9cration de Sainte-Sophie<\/li>\n<li><strong>1204<\/strong> \u2014 Sac de Constantinople par la quatri\u00e8me croisade<\/li>\n<li><strong>1453<\/strong> \u2014 Prise de la ville par Mehmed II<\/li>\n<li><strong>1557<\/strong> \u2014 Ach\u00e8vement de la S\u00fcleymaniye<\/li>\n<li><strong>1616<\/strong> \u2014 Ach\u00e8vement de la mosqu\u00e9e bleue<\/li>\n<li><strong>1923<\/strong> \u2014 Ankara devient la capitale de la R\u00e9publique turque<\/li>\n<li><strong>1930<\/strong> \u2014 Le nom d&rsquo;Istanbul devient officiel<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2014 Zones historiques inscrites au patrimoine mondial<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Galerie<\/h3>\n<div class=\"opa-gal\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Deesis_mosaic_Hagia_Sophia.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7e\/Deesis_mosaic_Hagia_Sophia.jpg\/1920px-Deesis_mosaic_Hagia_Sophia.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"D\u00e9isis\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>La <em>D\u00e9isis<\/em>, mosa\u00efque de Sainte-Sophie, XIIIe si\u00e8cle <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Deesis_mosaic_Hagia_Sophia.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:S%C3%BCleymaniye_Mosque,_Istanbul,_20260606_0805_1307.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d5\/S%C3%BCleymaniye_Mosque%2C_Istanbul%2C_20260606_0805_1307.jpg\/1920px-S%C3%BCleymaniye_Mosque%2C_Istanbul%2C_20260606_0805_1307.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"S\u00fcleymaniye\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>La mosqu\u00e9e S\u00fcleymaniye <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:S%C3%BCleymaniye_Mosque,_Istanbul,_20260606_0805_1307.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Istanbul_Kariye_museum_Naos_june_2019_2361.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/d1\/Istanbul_Kariye_museum_Naos_june_2019_2361.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" alt=\"Saint-Sauveur-in-Chora\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Mosa\u00efques de Saint-Sauveur-in-Chora <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Istanbul_Kariye_museum_Naos_june_2019_2361.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:20101106_Galata_Tower_Istanbul_Turkey_Panorama.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/21\/20101106_Galata_Tower_Istanbul_Turkey_Panorama.jpg\/1920px-20101106_Galata_Tower_Istanbul_Turkey_Panorama.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Tour de Galata\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>La tour de Galata <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:20101106_Galata_Tower_Istanbul_Turkey_Panorama.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rumeli_Hisari-_stronhold._Istanbul,_Bosphorus_-_panoramio.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a2\/Rumeli_Hisari-_stronhold._Istanbul%2C_Bosphorus_-_panoramio.jpg\/1920px-Rumeli_Hisari-_stronhold._Istanbul%2C_Bosphorus_-_panoramio.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Rumeli Hisar\u0131\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>La forteresse de Rumeli Hisar\u0131 sur le Bosphore <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rumeli_Hisari-_stronhold._Istanbul,_Bosphorus_-_panoramio.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u00c0 voir<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-dl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Sainte-Sophie+documentaire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sainte-Sophie, documentaire<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=histoire+de+Constantinople+documentaire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constantinople, histoire<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=visiter+Istanbul+3+jours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visiter Istanbul en 3 jours<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00c0 t\u00e9l\u00e9charger (livres du domaine public, PDF)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-dl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/bub_gb_wQKu9L4RFqsC\/bub_gb_wQKu9L4RFqsC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger le PDF<\/a> \u2014 Th\u00e9ophile Gautier, <em>Constantinople<\/em>, 1856 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/bub_gb_wQKu9L4RFqsC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lire en ligne<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/constantinopleou00deam\/constantinopleou00deam.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger le PDF<\/a> \u2014 Edmondo De Amicis, <em>Constantinople<\/em>, traduction fran\u00e7aise, 1878 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/constantinopleou00deam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lire en ligne<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pour aller plus loin en ligne<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-dl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/fr\/list\/356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zones historiques d&rsquo;Istanbul (UNESCO)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/muze.gen.tr\/muze-detay\/topkapi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palais de Topkap\u0131<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikivoyage.org\/wiki\/Istanbul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide Wikivoyage d&rsquo;Istanbul<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pour aller plus loin<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-biblio\">\n<li>Th\u00e9ophile Gautier, <em>Constantinople<\/em>, 1853.<\/li>\n<li>Orhan Pamuk, <em>Istanbul, souvenirs d&rsquo;une ville<\/em>, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>Voir aussi <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/\">Voyages<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-sept-merveilles-du-monde\/\">Les sept merveilles du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-plus-belles-iles-du-monde\/\">Les plus belles \u00eeles du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-plus-belles-plages-du-monde\/\">Les plus belles plages du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/lieux-atypiques\/\">Lieux atypiques<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-plus-grands-musees-du-monde\/\">Les plus grands mus\u00e9es du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-grandes-capitales-du-monde\/\">Les grandes capitales du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/rome-2\/\">Rome<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/venise\/\">Venise<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/preparer-mon-voyage\/\">Pr\u00e9parer mon voyage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image d&rsquo;en-t\u00eate : Ivan A\u00efvazovski, Vue de Constantinople, XIXe si\u00e8cle (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain) Soutenir mon travail \u00b7 Tout lire sans limite \u00b7 Mes livres Istanbul, entre Europe et Asie : guide d&rsquo;histoire, d&rsquo;art et de voyage Byzance, Constantinople, Istanbul : trois 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