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Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

Eat your way through history.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.