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Taksim Square is one of the main traffic hubs in Istanbul. Besides a large bus station where all kinds of city bus lines depart, there is a modern underground station and the turning point of the historic tram. It runs along the Istiklal-Caddesi (pedestrian zone with many shops, restaurants etc.) and connects Taksim Square with the subway "Tünel", which since 1875 has been running from the lower end of the Istiklal-Caddesi down to the Galata Bridge.
Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey and the third largest city in the world. The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province.It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents. In its long history, Istanbul served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330–395), the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010. The historic areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.
