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People in Turkey call the sky the ‘skydome’; so you will start your tour under the biggest dome that there has ever been. Walking under the skydome at Augustus Forum on the acropolis of Byzantium/Constantinople, you will be exploring the topography of the city. Each step will unveil the secrets of urbanization in Istanbul during the last 2500 years. Then you will enter Hagia Sophia, once the world's largest cathedral with the highest dome for a millennium, now a mosque. You will then stroll through the Grand Bazaar, where a series of domes cover interlocked streets of shops and marvels. You can hunt for information from the masters of traditional handicrafts, or hunt for anecdotes & stories that bring the city alive from shopkeepers; and eventually hunt for bargains, purchasing souvenirs. You will visit Süleymaniye, the imperial mosque, built by Sinan the architect with its second highest dome in Istanbul, the largest Islamic worship building of the Ottoman capital. Do you want to know why Sinan didn’t build the dome of Süleymaniye higher than the dome of Hagia Sophia? You can compare the dome architecture of Süleymaniye Mosque with the dome of Hagia Sophia. You can experience bargain a price of souvenirs at the traditional handicraft centers. You collect new impressions, make experiences, and have an overview of Istanbul with your guide.