Karagümrük
District of İstanbul
İstanbul - Turkey

Blachernae

Blachernae was a suburb in the northwestern section of Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire. It was the site of a water source and a number of prominent churches were built there, most notably the great Church of St. Mary of Blachernae (Panagia Blacherniotissa), built by Empress Pulcheria in circa 450, expanded by Emperor Leo I (r. 457–474) and renovated by Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) in the 6th century.

Located at 41.0339, 28.9403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Quarters and suburbs of Constantinople

Bulgarian St. Stephen Church

The Bulgarian St Stephen Church (Bulgarian: Църква „Свети Стефан“; Turkish: Sveti Stefan Kilisesi), also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey, famous for being made of cast iron. The church belongs to the Bulgarian minority in the city.

Located at 41.0319, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Istanbul, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Religious buildings completed in 1898, 19th-century church buildings, Golden Horn, Fatih

Church of the Holy Apostles

The Church of the Holy Apostles, also known as the Imperial Polyándreion (imperial cemetery), was an Eastern Orthodox church in Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The first structure dates to the 4th century, though future emperors would add to and improve on the space. It was second in size and importance only to the Hagia Sophia among the great churches of the capital.

Located at 41.0197, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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550s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Churches in Istanbul, Former church buildings in Turkey, 6th-century church buildings, Buildings of Justinian I, Demolished churches, Fatih

Chora Church

The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful surviving examples of a Byzantine church. The church is situated in Istanbul, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood, which lies in the western part of the municipality of Fatih. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque and, finally, it became a museum in 1948.

Located at 41.0311, 28.9392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1080s architecture, Churches in Istanbul, Museums in Istanbul, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, Constantinople, Fatih, Religious museums in Turkey, Byzantine museums in Turkey

Fatih Mosque, Istanbul

The Fatih Mosque or Conqueror's Mosque in English) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic Turkish architecture. It is named after Fatih Sultan Mehmed, the Ottoman sultan who captured Constantinople in 1453.

Located at 41.0197, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, 1470s architecture, Religious buildings completed in 1767, Domes, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings of Mehmed the Conqueror

Palace of the Porphyrogenitus

The Palace of the Porphyrogenitus (Greek: τὰ βασίλεια τοῦ Πορφυρογεννήτου), known in Turkish as the Tekfur Sarayı ("Palace of the Sovereign"), is a late 13th-century Byzantine palace in the north-western part of the old city of Constantinople. An annex of the greater palace complex of Blachernae, it is the only Byzantine palace to survive in the city, and one of the few relatively intact examples of late Byzantine secular architecture in the world.

Located at 41.0339, 28.9403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Byzantine palaces, 13th-century architecture, Constantinople, Fatih, Visitor attractions in Istanbul

Balat (Istanbul)

Balat is the traditional Jewish quarter in the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located on the European side of Istanbul, in the old city on the historic peninsula, on the western bank of the Golden Horn. (Another Istanbul neighborhood deeply associated with Jewish settlement is Kuzguncuk on the Asian shore. ) The name Balat is probably derived from Greek palation (palace), from Latin palatium, after the nearby Palace of Blachernae.

Located at 41.0328, 28.9456 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Jewish ghettos in Europe, Jewish communities in Turkey, Neighbourhoods of Fatih

Phanar Greek Orthodox College

Phanar Greek Orthodox College (Turkish: Özel Fener Rum Lisesi), known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation (Greek: Μεγάλη του Γένους Σχολή) is the oldest surviving and most prestigious Greek Orthodox school in Istanbul, Turkey. The school, like all minority schools in Turkey, is a secular school.

Located at 41.029, 28.949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Educational institutions established in the 15th century, Education in the Ottoman Empire, Fatih, Golden Horn, Modern Greek Enlightenment, High schools in Istanbul, Ottoman Greeks, School buildings completed in 1883, Eastern Orthodox schools

Pammakaristos Church

Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Greek: Θεοτόκος ἡ Παμμακάριστος, "All-Blessed Mother of God"), in 1591 converted into a mosque and known as Fethiye Mosque (Turkish: Fethiye Camii, "mosque of the conquest") and today partly a museum, is one of the most famous Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey.

Located at 41.0292, 28.9464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Istanbul, Museums in Istanbul, 1310s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, Constantinople, Fatih, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Architecture in Turkey, Byzantine museums in Turkey

Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul

Ahrida (Ohrid) Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in Balat, the Jewish quarter, of the city.

Located at 41.0328, 28.9456 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Synagogues in Istanbul, 15th-century synagogues, Golden Horn, Fatih, Romaniote Jews topics, Synagogues in the Ottoman Empire

Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey is a Eurasian country, located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north.

Located at 41.0167, 28.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Kefeli Mosque

The Kefeli Mosque (Turkish: Kefeli Câmîi, meaning "the mosque of the Caffariotes", after the inhabitants of the city of Caffa in Crimea, or also Kefeli Mescidi, where Mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque) is a former Eastern Orthodox church, later jointly officiated by Roman Catholics and Armenians, and finally converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The Catholic Church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Its date of dedication as Eastern Orthodox church is unknown.

Located at 41.0294, 28.9417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih

Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque

Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Hırami Ahmet Paşa Mescidi) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The small church, one among the 36 dedicated to Saint John the Baptist in Constantinople, was part of a monastery bearing the same name. Its full name was Saint John the Forerunner by-the-Dome (Greek: Ἃγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος ἐν τῷ Τρούλλῳ, Hagios Ioannis ho Prodromos en tō Trullō).

Located at 41.0279, 28.9458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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12th-century architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih

Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque

Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Atik Mustafa Paşa Camii; also named Hazreti Cabir Camii) is a former Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The dedication of the church is obscure. For a long time it has been identified with the church of Saints Peter and Mark, but without any proof. Now it seems more probable that the church is to be identified with Saint Thekla of the Palace of Blachernae .

Located at 41.0386, 28.944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1050s architecture, 1510s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih, Golden Horn

Ayvansaray, Istanbul

Ayvansaray is a neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of the district of Fatih and part of the walled city. It lies between the southern shore of the Golden Horn, the Blachernae section of the Walls, and the neighborhoods of Balat and Edirnekapı. It corresponds to the old quarter of Blachernae. The name Ayvansaray ("High Palace") hearkens back to the Palace of Alexios I Komnenos (now disappeared), which was part of the complex of Blachernae.

Located at 41.0383, 28.9425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Fatih, Golden Horn, Romani communities in Turkey

Yavuz Selim Mosque

The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque (Turkish: Yavuz Selim Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located top of the 5th Hill of Istanbul, Turkey, overlooking the Golden Horn. Its size and geographic position make it a familiar landmark on the Istanbul skyline.

Located at 41.0266, 28.9513 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Domes, Buildings and structures completed in 1522, Mimar Sinan buildings, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, Architecture in Turkey

Mihrimah Mosque

The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Turkish: 'Mihrimah Sultan Camii') is an Ottoman mosque located in the Edirnekapı neighborhood near the Byzantine land walls of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the peak of the Sixth Hill near the highest point of the city, the mosque is a prominent landmark in Istanbul.

Located at 41.0292, 28.9358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Domes, Religious buildings completed in 1565, Mimar Sinan buildings, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery

The Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery is a burial ground located in the neighborhood of Edirnekapı, in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It consists of an old, historical part and a modern one.

Located at 41.0338, 28.933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Istanbul, Turkish military memorials and cemeteries, Fatih, Eyüp

Prison of Anemas

The so-called Prison of Anemas is a large Byzantine building attached to the walls of the city of Constantinople. It is traditionally identified with the prisons named after Michael Anemas, a Byzantine general who rose in unsuccessful revolt against Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) and was the first person to be imprisoned there. The prison features prominently in the last centuries of the Byzantine Empire, when four Byzantine emperors were imprisoned there.

Located at 41.0385, 28.9408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Byzantine secular architecture, Byzantine military architecture, Constantinople, Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Defunct prisons in Turkey

557 Constantinople earthquake

The 557 Constantinople earthquake took place on the night of 14 December. This great earthquake, described in the works of Agathias, John Malalas and Theophanes the Confessor, caused great damage to Constantinople, then capital of the Byzantine Empire, and a region frequently afflicted with earthquakes. More minor quakes had preceded the large event, including two in April and October respectively. The main quake in December was of unparalleled ferocity, and "almost completely razed" the city.

Located at 41.03, 28.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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557, 6th-century earthquakes, 6th century in the Byzantine Empire, Earthquakes in Turkey, Constantinople

Odalar Mosque

The Odalar Mosque was an Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. The building was originally a Byzantine-era Eastern Orthodox church of unknown dedication. In 1475, after the Fall of Constantinople (1453), it became a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Mary of Constantinople, until finally it was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1640. The mosque was destroyed by fire in 1919, and since then has fallen into ruin. As of 2011, only some walls remain, hidden among modern buildings.

Located at 41.0291, 28.9398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih, Holy springs of Turkey

Edirnekapı, Istanbul

Edirnekapı is a neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of the district of Fatih and belongs to the walled city. It corresponds roughly to the central part of the sixth Hill of Istanbul, which is the highest point of the walled city. It lies south of the Blachernae section of the Walls and of the neighborhood of Ayvansaray, north-west of Karagümrük and west of Salmatomruk. The quarter corresponds to the Byzantine quarter of Deuteron.

Located at 41.0311, 28.9392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Fatih, Golden Horn

Kasim Aga Mosque, Istanbul

Kasim Ağa Mosque (Turkish: Kasım Ağa Mescidi; also Kâsım Bey Mescidi, where mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque) is a former Byzantine building converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in Istanbul, Turkey. Neither surveying during the last restoration nor medieval sources have made it possible to find a satisfactory answer as to its origin and possible dedication.

Located at 41.029, 28.939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fatih

Bogdan Saray

Boğdan Sarayi (Turkish for "Palace of Bogdania ") was an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey. Erected in the Byzantine era, its original dedication is unknown. In the Ottoman era the small edifice, being dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra, was known as Agios Nikólaos tou Bogdansarághi (Greek: Ἅγιος Νικόλαος τοῦ Βογδανσαράγι). and was part of the Istanbul residence of the Moldavian hospodar′s legation to the Ottoman Porte.

Located at 41.0298, 28.9421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fatih, 14th-century architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, 14th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, History of Moldavia (1504-1711)

Toklu Dede Mosque

Toklu Dede Mosque (Turkish: Toklu Dede Mescidi, where mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque), was an Ottoman mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was originally a Byzantine Eastern Orthodox church of unknown dedication. It was almost completely destroyed in 1929.

Located at 41.0395, 28.9425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Fatih, 12th-century architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, 12th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Churches in Istanbul, Golden Horn, Buildings and structures demolished in 1929