Ferries in Istanbul Ferries in Istanbul The city of Istanbul is at a geographic crossroads, straddling Europe and Asia Minor, and is divided by a sea lane called the Bosphorus Strait, which joins the Black Sea in the northeast and the Marmara Sea in the southwest. This strait has played a key role in the history of the city. Boats have traversed the waters of the Bosphorus for millennia and until the opening of the first Bosphorus bridge in 1973, were the only mode of transport between the European and Asian halves of Istanbul. They continue to serve as a key public transport
St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral, Istanbul St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral, Istanbul The St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral ( ) also called Surp Asdvadzadzin, or the Armenian catholic Cathedral of Istanbul Is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church that follows the Armenian rite in full communion with the Pope in Rome, which is located in the city of Istanbul, the largest in the Eurasian country of Turkey. Not to be confused With the other two Catholic cathedrals in that same locality, the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit ("Saint Esprit Kilisesi"), which follows the Latin Rite and the cathedral of a