luciana toma

located on the top floor of the dancing house, there is a bar where for a drink you can go out on the terrace to see the landscape over the river. I had a hot chocolate with whipped cream, very good, and looked at Prague from above. beautiful. recommand

Istanbul amazes you with every place you visit. it can be seen that they were a great empire. his remains can be seen all over the city. the cisterns are also part of the city's history and how beautiful they are! you can't miss this place! whether or not you are passionate about art or engineering, this place cannot fail to impress you. the idea of colored lights is welcome, as are art exhibitions and concerts. we entered with a guide through the istanbul tourist pass, we only waited 10 minutes at the entrance. I recommend!

Little Hagia Sofia is a former Orthodox church from the Byzantine period that currently functions as a mosque.
The small Hagia Sofia was built by Justinian I in the year 536, he also being the one who built Hagia Sofia and many other buildings that are true architectural landmarks in Istanbul and beyond. The architecture of the Little Hagia Sofia Church is unique and does not resemble at all the one that characterizes Hagia Sofia. The building has an octagonal nave located in an irregular quadrangle, covered by a dome with a diameter of 17 meters. The special plan of the Little Hagia Sofia was reused in the Church of San Vitale in Ravena, which was built in 547. The church was converted into mosque in 1513, 60 years after the fall of Constantinople. The transformation of the church into a mosque was done at the behest of Huseyin Aga, the chief eunuch from Topkapi Palace in the first part of the 16th century. Today, the church continues to function as a mosque and receives visitors every day except during prayer times.
Although it is a mosque, the inside of the building has an old inscription in Greek dating from the Byzantine period. The inscription glorifies Justinian and his wife Theodora. it can be visited for free, a quiet place, you can sit in the yard where there is also a terrace

bridge that connects the two banks from where you can see the whole area. you can sit and watch the birds. there were many swans and ducks, seagulls and even two black swans when I was there. it's a good place from where to look at the whole area.

Piero della Francesca was an Italian painter and mathematician, whose work - centered almost exclusively on religious subjects - exerted a strong influence on many Renaissance painters. he gained his reputation through his artistic representations in perspective and through geometric forms, as well as through the theoretical knowledge formulated in his writings. To its recognition were added very realistic elaboration of details, refined color palette and bold decorative solutions.
In 1452, Piero della Francesca receives the order for the decoration of the choir of the church of San Francesco in Arezzo, after which the cycle of paintings was born illustrating the most important episodes of the "Legend of the true cross", inspired by the story "The Legend of Gold" by Jacques de Voragine from the thirteenth century. The cycle contains six large scenes, three on each of the two sides of the chapel, as well as a group of smaller frescoes. The work on this monumental work will take many years, as the artist travels all the time and always accepts new orders. The fresco will be finished only between 1462-1466.