Archaeological Museum Complex

The Istanbul Archaeology Museums are a group of three archaeological museums located in the Eminönü quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, near Gülhane Park and Topkapı Palace. These museums house over one million objects from nearly all periods and civilizations in world history. The complex has three main sections: the Archaeology Museum, the Museum of Ancient Orient, and the Tiled Pavilion Museum. The museum section has two floors in the old building and six in the new, designed by the renowned architect Alexandre Vallaury. The Archaeology Museum is home to impressive pieces, many of which were brought from the excavation of the Necropolis of Sidon, including the Lycian Sarcophagus, the Mourning Women Sarcophagus, and the Sarcophaguses of Alexander the Great and King Tabnit