istanbul - C2C
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istanbul - C2C
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Witnesses to History: Archaeological Museums<br />
of İstanbul<br />
The Royal Walls do not only surround Topkapı<br />
Palace. Within the Royal Walls are Archaeological<br />
Museums of İstanbul, which consist of the<br />
Archaeological Museum, Museum of Ancient<br />
Orient, and the Çinili Köşk (Tiled Kiosk) Museum,<br />
all of which are among the world’s famous<br />
museums.<br />
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At the entrance of the Archaeological Museums the<br />
first building on the left is the Museum of Ancient<br />
Orient. This museum houses rare artefacts<br />
collected from the Ottoman territory before the First<br />
World War, from lands such as Egypt, Syria and<br />
Palestine, as well as Anatolian finds.<br />
İstanbul Archaeological Museum<br />
The most important item held in the museum is<br />
the Kadesh Peace Treaty, which is known to be<br />
the oldest recorded treaty in the world. Also there<br />
are almost 75,000 cuneiform tablets, making the<br />
museum an important resource for this type of<br />
artefact.<br />
The Archaeological Museum forms the main<br />
body of the Archaeological Museums of İstanbul<br />
and exhibits the most well-known items such as<br />
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