MUSEUMS OF HALIC
After visiting the churches, synagogues and mosques of Halic (Golden Horn), you may wish to visit the museums and cultural centres on the opposite’s shores. Here is a short list to choose from:
MINIATURK:
Miniaturk is an open air exhibition on the shores of the Halic where 1: 25 scale models of the most important buildings from antiquity to the Ottoman Period from across Turkey are on display
RAHMI KOC MUSEUM:
The Rahmi Koc Museum is the first and only industrial museum of Turkey. It exhibits submarines, ships, airoplanes and thousands of other industrial products. With its world renowned classic car section which includes private collections, it is among the must see museums in Istanbul.
SANTRAL ISTANBUL:
Santral Istanbul is quite close to Miniaturk on the shores of Halic. It is a cultural centre created by renovating a thermal power station built originally in 1911 and which provided power o Istanbul until 1952. Even the underwater cables laid to supply power to the Anatolan side of the city were started from there. Today it houses modern art museum, a museum devoted to power generation and distribution, workshops and concert venues as well as cafes and restaurants.
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