Iznik and the Nicene Creed • Iznik, known as Nicaea in Roman times, is the town where the First Council of Nicaea was convened in 325 AD under Emperor Constantine. • The council brought together at least 250 bishops from across the Roman Empire in an unprecedented early Christian gathering. • Its outcome was the first version of the Nicene Creed, a statement of faith that millions of Christians still recite each Sunday. • The site of the council is today marked by the ruins of a fourth-century basilica, built about 50 years after the gathering. • Iznik remains a spiritual landmark for Christians, marking the place where early doctrinal disputes were settled and Christian belief was first systematically defined.

This wonderful building has been the trading place originally for silkworm cocoons and now for silk scarf and other goods. There are two floors of shops and the quality of fabric is very good. There are other attractions nearby such as the mosque and bazaar and plenty of places to eat whist sitting in the courtyard.

The Grand Mosque of Bursa is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It was commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I to commemorate his great victory at the Battle of Nicopolis and built between 1396 and 1399.

A city icon, this centuries-old tree stands 35 m tall with branches that spread 18 m in diameter.