| Ahirkapi Light House |
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It was built by Osman III in 1755. It is located on the west shore of Bosphorus and faced to the sea of Marmara. The light-house is in the shape of a white tower and erected on one of the ramparts of the fortresses
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| Anatolian Fortress |
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It was built between 1393 and 1394 by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I The Thunderbolt as part of his preparations for the Second Ottoman Siege of Constantinople, which took place in 1395
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| Banded Column - Burnt Column- (Cemberlitas) |
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Located on the Divanyolu in the district to which has given its name, Cemberlitas, this column was brought to Istanbul from the Temple of Apollo by Constantinus I (B.C. 324-337).
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| Basilica Cistern |
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The Basilica Cistern, also called the Yerebatan Sarayi or Yerebatan Sarnici, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath Istanbul. The cathedral-sized cistern is an underground chamber of 143 by 65 metres, capable of holding 80,000 cubic metres of water. The large space is broken up by a forest of 336 marble columns each 9 metres high. The bases of two of these columns reuse earlier blocks carved with the head of a Medusa.
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| Beyazit Yanginkulesi |
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Beyazit Tower is an 85 metre tall fire-watch tower located in the courtyard of University of Istanbul,on top of one of the seven hills in Istanbul.
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| Cistern of Philoxenos (Binbirdirek Cistern) |
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The Cistern of Philoxenos, or Birbindirek Cistern, located 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.
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| Column of Marcian |
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The Column of Marcian (Turkish: Kiztasi, meaning "Column of the girl") is a monument erected in Constantinople in 455 dedicated to the Emperor Marcian. It is made of red-grey Egyptian granite, in two pieces
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| Column of the Goths |
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The Column of the Goths (Turkish: Gotlar Sutunu) is an 18.5 meter high free-standing Proconnesian marble pillar surmounted with a Corinthian capital dating to Roman times in Gulhane Park.
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| Eyup - Historical Districts of Istanbul |
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Established at time of the conquest. Eyup was Istanbuls first Ottoman Turkish settlement. The district is located beyond the ..
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| Galata - Historical Districts of Istanbul |
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Galata is located at the north side of the Golden Horn. Galata was surrounded by the walls, constructed by Genoese, until the 19th century. These walls s...
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| Galata Tower |
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The Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), also called Christea Turris (Tower of Christ) by the Genoese and Megalos Pyrgos (The Great Tower) by the Byzantines, is located to the north of the Golden Horn. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a huge, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline on the Galata side of the Golden Horn.
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| Hippodrome |
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The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a horse-racing track that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire and the largest city in Europe. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydani
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| Leanders (Maidens) Tower |
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Maiden's Tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades in 408 BC to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus strait, located between the ancient cities of Byzantion and Chalcedon. The tower was later enlarged and rebuilt as a fortress by the Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus in 1110 AD, and was rebuilt and restored several times by the Ottoman Turks.
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| Milion Stone |
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Istanbul is a city that was the capital of three civilizations. And sometimes it is so easy to miss some details when the city is filled with hundreds of interesting places, objects and artifacts.
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| Rumeli Fortress |
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It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452, before he conquered Constantinople. The three great towers were named after three of Mehmed II's viziers, Sadrazam Çandarli Halil Pasha, who built the big tower next to the gate, Zaganos Pasha, who built the south tower, and Sarica Pasha, who built the north tower.
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| Surici (Old City) - Historical Districts of Istanbul |
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This is the oldest and most historical section of Istanbul. The Golden Horn marks the north of the Surici, the Bosphorus in the east and Marmara Sea in the South.
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| Uskudar - Historical Districts of Istanbul |
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Uskudar is located on the Anatolian side at the entrance to the Bosphorus from Marmara Sea. Historically Uskudar was located between Salacak and Pasalimani. But it grew everday like other districts of Istanbul.
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| Valens Aquaduct (Bozdogan Kemeri) |
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The Valens Aqueduct was the major water-providing system of medieval Constantinople (modern Istanbul), restored by several Ottoman Sultans, it is one of the most important landmarks of the city.
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| Yedikule Zindanlari (Seven Tower Dungeons) |
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The towers and ramparts surround Istanbul from southwest is called Yedikule Castle or Yedikule Dungeons. Theodosius I had made a triumphal arch, this arch had been the entrance door of the city in 412.
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