Bosphorus GigaPixel - Istanbul Turkey
Bosphorus GigaPixel - Istanbul Turkey
The Bosphorus connects the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea. Istanbul divides the European side and the Asian side (Anatolian side). The shores of the Bosphorus have been home to different civilizations throughout history. The Great Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire was the capital. The Bosphorus is the only way to reach the Mediterranean Sea for Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania and Ukraine, which are on the Black Sea coast.