Cağaloğlu
District of İstanbul
İstanbul - Turkey

Constantinople

Constantinople was the capital city of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, the Latin and the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in AD 330, at ancient Byzantium as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great, after whom it was named. In the 12th century, the city was the largest and wealthiest European city. Eventually the empire of Christian Eastern Orthodoxy in the east was reduced to just the capital and its environs, falling to the Ottomans in the historic battle of 1453.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Constantinople, Holy cities

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can". The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). Ukrainian singer Ruslana Lyzhychko won the contest with "Wild Dances".

Located at 41.0122, 28.9761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eurovision Song Contest by year, 2004 in music, 2004 in Turkey

Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.

Located at 41.0106, 28.9679 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shopping malls in Istanbul, Bazaars, 1460s architecture, Fatih

Eminönü

Eminönü is a former district of Istanbul in Turkey, now a neighbourhood of Fatih district. This is the heart of the walled city of Constantine, the focus of a history of incredible richness. Eminönü covers roughly the area on which the ancient Byzantium was built. The Galata Bridge crosses the Golden Horn into Eminönü and the mouth of the Bosphorus opens into the Marmara Sea. And up on the hill stands Topkapı Palace, the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) and Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya).

Located at 41.0172, 28.9711 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Fatih, Golden Horn

Spice Bazaar, Istanbul

The Spice Bazaar, (Turkish: 'Mısır Çarşısı', or Egyptian Bazaar) in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in Fatih, in the neighborhood of Eminönü, it is the second largest covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar.

Located at 41.0164, 28.9706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bazaars, Shopping malls in Istanbul, Buildings and structures completed in 1660, Ottoman architecture, Golden Horn, Fatih

Beyazıt Tower

Beyazıt Tower, also named Seraskier Tower, from the name of the Ottoman ministry of War, is an 85 metre tall fire-watch tower located in the courtyard of Istanbul University's main campus (formerly Ottoman Ministry of War) on Beyazıt Square (known as the Forum Tauri in the Roman period) in Istanbul, Turkey, on top of one of the "seven hills" which Constantine the Great had built the city, following the model of Rome.

Located at 41.0127, 28.9652 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towers completed in 1828, Senekerim Balyan buildings, Ottoman architecture, Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Fatih, Towers in Turkey

Siege of Constantinople (717–18)

The Second Arab Siege of Constantinople in 717–718 was a combined land and sea offensive by the Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate against the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople. The campaign marked the culmination of twenty years of attacks and progressive Arab occupation of the Byzantine borderlands, while Byzantine strength was sapped by prolonged internal turmoil. In 716, after years of preparations, the Arabs, led by Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik, invaded Byzantine Asia Minor.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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710s, 710s conflicts, 710s in the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving medieval Bulgaria, Battles of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, Naval battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Naval battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate, Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire, Sieges involving the Umayyad Caliphate, Sieges of Constantinople

Forum of Constantine

The Forum of Constantine was built at the foundation of Constantinople immediately outside of the old city walls of Byzantium. It was circular in shape and had two monumental gates to the east and west. The Column of Constantine, which still stands upright and is known today in Turkish as Çemberlitaş, was erected in the centre of the square. The column was originally crowned with a statue of Constantine I (3.

Located at 41.009, 28.971 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fora of Constantinople

New Mosque (Istanbul)

The Yeni Cami, The New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan (Turkish: 'Yeni Cami, Yeni Valide Camii') is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. It is one of the best-known sights of Istanbul.

Located at 41.017, 28.9715 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1663, Mosques in Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Domes, Golden Horn, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey

Cağaloğlu

Cağaloğlu is a neighbourhood located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Much of the publishing industry in Istanbul is located in Cağaloğlu. It is also famous for its ancient hammam.

Located at 41.0128, 28.9753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Fatih

Siege of Constantinople (674–78)

The First Arab Siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, and the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the Byzantine Empire, led by Caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah, who had emerged in 661 as the ruler of the Muslim Arab empire following a civil war, renewed aggressive warfare against Byzantium after a lapse of some years and hoped to deliver a lethal blow by capturing the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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670s conflicts, Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire, Sieges involving the Umayyad Caliphate, Sieges of Constantinople, 670s, 7th century in the Byzantine Empire, Battles of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, Naval battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Naval battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate

Istanbul High School

İstanbul Lisesi, also commonly known as İstanbul Erkek Lisesi, abbreviated İEL, is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high schools of Turkey. The school is considered elite among Turkish public high schools. Germany recognizes the school as a Deutsche Auslandsschule (German International school). İstanbul Lisesi is located in Cağaloğlu, İstanbul. The school has changed several buildings throughout its history. Since 1933 the school has used its current building.

Located at 41.0121, 28.9738 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Istanbulspor, Educational institutions established in 1884, Istanbul High School, Fatih, 1884 establishments in Turkey

Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum

The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Turkish: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of Damad İbrahim Pasha, who was the first grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent, and husband of the Sultan's sister.

Located at 41.0063, 28.9746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Palaces in Turkey, National museums in Turkey, Art museums and galleries in Istanbul, Fatih, Decorative arts museums

Battle of Pegae

The Battle of Pegae occurred between March 11 and March 18, 922 in the outskirts of Constantinople. The result was a Bulgarian victory.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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920s conflicts, 922, 10th century in Bulgaria, 920s in the Byzantine Empire, Battles of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars in Thrace

Column of Constantine

The Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column) (Turkish: Çemberlitaş sütunu, from çemberli 'hooped' and taş 'stone') is a Roman monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD. It commemorates the declaration of Byzantium (renamed by Constantine as Nova Roma) as the new capital city of the Roman Empire.

Located at 41.0086, 28.9711 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monumental columns in Istanbul, Roman victory columns, Fatih

1999 Istanbul bombings

The 1999 Istanbul bombings were a pair of bombings that took place in Istanbul, Turkey on March 13 killing 13, and March 14, 1999 injuring 2. A third bomb was found in a Burger King outlet but successfully defused. A Turkish court sentenced Cevat Soysal to 18 years and 9 months in prison on June 25, 2002, for allegedly having ordered the attack. Kurdish sources have disputed this verdict and claimed he was framed for the attack by Turkish authorities.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 1999, Terrorism in Istanbul, History of Istanbul, Arson in Europe, Mass murder in 1999, Improvised explosive device bombings, 1999 in Turkey, Mass murder in Turkey

Theodosius Cistern

The Theodosius Cistern is one of many ancient cisterns of Constantinople that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The modern entrance is in Piyer Loti Caddesi, Fatih. It was built by Roman Emperor Theodosius II between 428 and 443 to store water supplied by the Valens Aqueduct. The Aqueduct of Valens was redistributed by Theodosius from its original supply to the Nymphaeum, the Baths of Zeuxippus and the Great Palace of Constantinople.

Located at 41.0073, 28.9726 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cisterns in Istanbul, Roman cisterns, Byzantine secular architecture, 5th-century architecture

Cistern of Philoxenos

The Cistern of Philoxenos, or Binbirdirek Cistern, is a man-made subterranean reservoir in Istanbul, situated between the Forum of Constantine and the Hippodrome of Constantinople in the Sultanahmet district. It has been restored and is now visited as a tourist attraction. The entrance is located at İmran Öktem Sokak 4.

Located at 41.0075, 28.9744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman cisterns, Cisterns in Istanbul, Reservoirs in Turkey

Palace of Antiochos

The Palace of Antiochos (Greek: τὰ παλάτια τῶν Ἀντιόχου) was an early 5th-century palace in the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. It has been identified with a palatial structure excavated in the 1940s and 1950s close to the Hippodrome of Constantinople, some of whose remains are still visible today.

Located at 41.0074, 28.9751 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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5th-century architecture, Byzantine palaces, Constantinople

2008 Istanbul bombings

The 2008 Istanbul bombings occurred on July 27, 2008 when two explosions hit a busy shopping street in the Güngören district of Istanbul, killing seventeen people, five of them children, and injuring 154. The attacks occurred at 9:45 p.m. local time, 18:45 UTC, on a pedestrian street closed to traffic. The bombings were the deadliest civilian attacks in Turkey since the 2003 Istanbul bombings, five years earlier.

Located at 41.012, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 2008, Terrorism in Istanbul, 2008 in Turkey, History of Istanbul, Mass murder in 2008, Improvised explosive device bombings, Mass murder in Turkey

Cağaloğlu Hamam

The Cağaloğlu Hamam, finished in 1741, is the last hamam to be built in the Ottoman Empire. It was constructed in Istanbul Eminönü, in Alemdar, on Hilal-i Ahmer street as a public hamam to raise revenue for the library of Sultan Mahmud I, previously situated inside the mosque of Ayasofya. It was begun by one of the head architects of that time, Suleyman Aga, and finished by Abdullah Aga. It is the last example of its kind to be built in Istanbul and is still operational in our time.

Located at 41.0106, 28.9756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Turkish architecture

Nuruosmaniye Mosque

The Nuruosmaniye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is considered one of the finest examples of mosques in Ottoman Baroque style. It was built by architects Mustafa Ağa and Simon Kalfa from the order of Sultan Mahmut I and completed by his brother and successor Sultan Osman III. The architects adopted Baroque architectural elements, the mosque is also distinctive with the absence of an ablution fountain.

Located at 41.0102, 28.9705 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1755, Baroque architecture, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey

Atik Ali Pasha Mosque

The Atik Ali Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii) is an old Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built by Grand Vizier Bosnalı Hadım Atik Ali Paşa in 1496, during the reign of Sultan Beyazıt II. The mosque is located near the entrance to the Kapalıçarşı (Grand Bazaar), Column of Constantine and the historical Nuruosmaniye Mosque.

Located at 41.0087, 28.9706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1490s architecture, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul

Istanbul University Observatory

The Istanbul University Observatory (Turkish: İstanbul Üniversitesi Gözlemevi) is a ground-based astronomical observatory operated by the Astronomy and Space Sciences Department at Istanbul University's Faculty of Science. Established in 1936, it is situated next to the historic Beyazıt Tower within the main campus of the university at Beyazıt Square in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey.

Located at 41.0125, 28.9656 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Turkey, Istanbul University, Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Fatih, 1936 establishments in Turkey

Istanbul Main Post Office

The Istanbul Main Post Office is an office building for postal services located at Sirkeci quarter of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by architect Vedat Tek in First Turkish National architectural style and was constructed between 1905 and 1909. The four-story building houses a post office, the Sirkeci Post Office (Turkish: Sirkeci PTT Merkezi), office space for regional administration and also since 2000 the Istanbul Postal Museum (Turkish: PTT İstanbul Müzesi).

Located at 41.0144, 28.9739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ottoman architecture, Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire, First Turkish National architecture, Government buildings completed in 1909, Office buildings completed in 1909, Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Fatih, Post office buildings in Turkey