Kumkapı
District of İstanbul
İstanbul - 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

Istanbul University

Istanbul University is a prominent Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square, in Fatih.

Located at 41.013, 28.9639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ottoman architecture, Educational institutions established in 1933, Istanbul University, Fatih, 1874 establishments in the Ottoman Empire

Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople

The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople (Armenian: Պատրիարքութիւն Հայոց Կոստանդնուպոլսոյ), is one of the smallest Patriarchates of the Oriental Orthodox Church. The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople recognizes the primacy of the Catholicos of All Armenians, in the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Armenian Church, Etchmiadzin, Republic of Armenia, in matters that pertain to the worldwide Armenian Apostolic Church. In local matters, the Patriarchal See is autonomous.

Located at 41.0045, 28.9612 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople, Oriental Orthodox dioceses, Oriental Orthodox dioceses in Asia

Boukoleon Palace

The Palace of Boukoleon or Bucoleon was one of the Byzantine palaces in Constantinople. It was probably built by Theodosius II in the 5th century. The palace sits on the shore of Marmara Sea. Hormisdas is an earlier name of the place. The name Bucoleon was probably attributed after the end of the 6th century under Justinian I, when the small harbour in front of the palace, which is now filled, was constructed.

Located at 41.0031, 28.9753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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5th-century architecture, Great Palace of Constantinople

Istanbul Bilgi University

Istanbul Bilgi University (Turkish: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi) is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey. It was actually established in 1994 under the name ISIS (Istanbul School of International Studies), but its name was changed to Istanbul Bilgi University with the foundation of the school on June 7, 1996. The university is recognized as a pioneer in providing a liberal arts-oriented curriculum in Turkey.

Located at 41.013, 28.9639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1996, Istanbul Bilgi University, Beyoğlu, Eyüp, Şişli

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

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

Walled Obelisk

The Walled Obelisk (also known as the Constantine Obelisk) is situated near the Serpentine Column at the southern side of the Hippodrome of Constantinople.

Located at 41.0054, 28.9748 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ancient obelisks, Hippodrome of Constantinople, Obelisks in Istanbul

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

Little Hagia Sophia

Little Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Küçük Ayasofya Camii), formerly the Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Greek: Eκκλησία τῶν Άγίων Σεργίου καί Βάκχου ὲν τοῖς Ὸρμίσδου), is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople, converted into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire. This Byzantine building with a central dome plan was erected in the sixth century by Justinian, likely was a model for Hagia Sophia (St.

Located at 41.0028, 28.9719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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530s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Mosques converted from churches in Istanbul, 6th-century church buildings, Buildings of Justinian I, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey

Kumkapı

Kumkapı (meaning 'sand gate' in Turkish) is a quarter in Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, Kumkapı was mostly inhabited by Turkish Armenians, who still have a community school and several churches there. It is also where the seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople is located.

Located at 41, 28.9667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Quarters in Istanbul, Restaurant districts and streets in Turkey, Fishing communities in Turkey, Fatih

Laleli Mosque

The Laleli Mosque (Turkish: Laleli Camii, or Tulip Mosque) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in Laleli, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.

Located at 41.01, 28.9567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Domes, Religious buildings completed in 1783, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey

Serpent Column

The Serpent Column — also known as the Serpentine Column, Delphi Tripod or Plataean Tripod — is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known as Atmeydanı "Horse Square" in the Ottoman period) in what is now Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, originally in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Constantine I the Great in 324.

Located at 41.0056, 28.9751 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hippodrome of Constantinople, Battle of Plataea, Greek inscriptions, Ancient Greek sculptures, Monumental columns in Istanbul, Fatih, Animals in art

Kalenderhane Mosque

Kalenderhane Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. With high probability the church was originally dedicated to the Theotokos Kyriotissa. This building represents one among the few extant examples of a Byzantine church with domed Greek cross plan.

Located at 41.0131, 28.9603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Domes, 12th-century architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, Constantinople, Fatih, 12th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings

Bodrum Mosque

Bodrum Mosque (Turkish: Bodrum Camii, or Mesih Paşa Camii after the name of its founder) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church was known under the Greek name of Myrelaion (Greek: Eκκλησία του Μυρελαίου).

Located at 41.0086, 28.9556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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920s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih, 10th-century church buildings

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

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

Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque

The Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmed Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman mosque located in the Kadirga neighborhood of the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey.

Located at 41.0047, 28.9719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1572, Mimar Sinan buildings, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, Fatih

Obelisk of Theodosius

The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Tutmoses III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the modern city of Istanbul, Turkey) by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD.

Located at 41.0059, 28.9754 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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15th-century BC architecture, Obelisks in Istanbul, Ancient Egyptian obelisks, Visitor attractions in Istanbul, Relocated ancient Egyptian monuments, Byzantine Latin inscriptions, Byzantine Greek inscriptions, Victory monuments, Archaeological corpora documents, Hippodrome of Constantinople, 4th-century Roman sculpture, 15th-century BC steles

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

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Building, Istanbul University

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Building of Istanbul University is one of the larger faculty buildings of the university. It is situated in the Laleli neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. The building was constructed between 1942 and 1944. The architects were Sedat Hakkı Eldem (1908-1988) and Emin Halid Onat (1908-1961). The German architect Paul Bonatz (1877-1956) also acted as an adviser during his brief stay in Turkey.

Located at 41.0097, 28.9606 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Architecture in Turkey, Istanbul University, School buildings completed in 1944, Fatih

Balaban Aga Mosque

Balaban Aga Mosque was a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, converted from a former Byzantine building. Its usage during the Byzantine era is unclear. The small edifice - pulled down in 1930 to open a new road - was a minor example of architecture of the Byzantine early period in Constantinople.

Located at 41.011, 28.9583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Byzantine architecture, Fatih, Buildings and structures demolished in 1930, Demolished buildings and structures in Turkey

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