Architecture in Turkey

This 16th-century covered market is still open everyday.

A centuries-old pine tree is growing through the floor and roof of this building.

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

A beautiful 19th-century Armenian mansion is preserved above an unassuming cafe.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.