Places of interest

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Republic MonumentAttraction

Republic Monument

Sıraselviler Caddesi, Beyoğlu, Türkiye

A monument in the middle of Taksim Square, unveiled in 1928 for the fifth annive...

Taksim MosqueTemple

Taksim Mosque

Sıraselviler Caddesi, Beyoğlu, Türkiye

A mosque on Taksim Square, opened in 2021 after five years of construction. The ...

Spice BazaarMarket

Spice Bazaar

Tahmis Sokağı, Istanbul, Türkiye

An L-shaped covered market built in 1664 as part of the New Mosque complex: the ...

Sirkeci StationAttraction

Sirkeci Station

Kennedy Avenue, Istanbul, Türkiye

The terminus of the Orient Express, built in 1890 to a design by the Prussian ar...

Cicek Pasaji (Flower Passage)Attraction

Cicek Pasaji (Flower Passage)

Eski Çiçekçi Sokağı, Beyoğlu, Türkiye

A covered arcade on Istiklal Avenue, built in 1876 to a design by Cleanthy Zanno...

Istiklal AvenueAttraction

Istiklal Avenue

Kartal Sokağı, Beyoğlu, Türkiye

A pedestrian street about a kilometre and a half long, running from Taksim Squar...

Hagia IreneTemple

Hagia Irene

UNESCO World Heritage · 1985

First courtyard of Topkapi, Istanbul · Sultanahmet, Türkiye

The Church of St Irene stands in the first courtyard of Topkapi and is one of th...

Topkapi PalaceAttraction

Topkapi Palace

UNESCO World Heritage · 1985

Sultanahmet, Istanbul · tram T1 to Gulhane, Türkiye

Topkapi Palace was founded in the 1460s under Mehmed II on the headland between ...

Church of St Anthony of PaduaTemple

Church of St Anthony of Padua

Akarsu Sokağı, Beyoğlu, Türkiye

The Church of St Anthony of Padua is considered the largest Catholic church in I...

Basilica CisternAttraction

Basilica Cistern

UNESCO World Heritage · 1985

Yerebatan Caddesi 1/3, Istanbul · tram Sultanahmet, Türkiye

The Basilica Cistern is the largest of the underground reservoirs of Byzantine C...

Istanbul Archaeological MuseumMuseum

Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Osman Hamdibey Yokuşu Sokağı, Istanbul, Türkiye

The Istanbul Archaeological Museums occupy three buildings in Gulhane Park, by t...

Taksim SquareAttraction

Taksim Square

Beyoglu, Istanbul · Taksim metro and funicular, Türkiye

Taksim is the main square of the new, European side of Istanbul and the referenc...