Istanbul Archaeological Museums

Can't wait for diving deeper into more history and art? If your answer is yes, Istanbul Archaeological Museums are inviting you to an excellent exhibition of artifacts, bearing the traces of a variety of cultures, brought from the rich Ottoman imperial lands. The Istanbul Archaeological Museums are a compound of museums consisting of three major sections such as The Archaeology Museum, The Museum of Ancient Orient, The Tiled Kiosk Museum and each of these units carries an architectural importance and many historical stories behind. While The Tiled Kiosk Museum contains the best examples of Seljuk and Ottoman tiles, The Museum of Ancient Orient hides priceless treasures as "the first love poem" and "the first peace treaty" on cuneiform tablets as well as the Babylon's Ishtar Gate on an original lapis lazuli stone. While walking through one of the best sarcophagi and the sculpture collections in the world, let's explore the inspiration of American constitution, Alexander the Great and even more. . .