Located
at the heart of Istanbul's historical peninsula, surrounded
by the ancient city walls and with views of two of the most
magnificent masterpieces of world architecture, Hagia Sophia
and the Blue Mosque, Hotel Armada offers a unique experience
to the visitor.Open
for service since 1994, the building was constructed on the
site of a series of row houses which were built for the marine
soldiers of the famed Ottoman Admiral Hayrettin Pasha (Barbarossa)
in the 16th century. In
reconstructing the building old engravings depicting the houses
were used as the houses themselves were completely demolished
during a fire and Armada was designed to the facade architecture
of its original.