Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Tepebaşı- Beyoğlu - Istanbul, Turkey

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 15.3 km
Ascend 414 m
Descend 490 m

Explore Tepebaşı- Beyoğlu - Istanbul in Turkey with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Tepebaşı- Beyoğlu - Istanbul

Sight 1: Pera Museum

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Pera Museum The original uploader was Free smyrnan at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

Pera Museum is an art museum in the Tepebaşı quarter of the Beyoğlu (Pera) district in Istanbul, Turkey, at Meşrutiyet Avenue No. 65 It has a particular focus on Orientalism in 19th-century art.

Wikipedia: Pera Museum (EN), Website

445 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Church of Saint Anthony of Padua

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The Church of St. Anthony of Padua, alternatively known as Sant'Antonio di Padova Church or S. Antonio di Padova, is the largest Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Istanbul (EN)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Galatasaray Museum

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Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum is a cultural center in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1868 to inform the society of the traditions and history of Galatasaray.

Wikipedia: Galatasaray Museum (EN)

684 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church

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Hagia Triada is a Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was erected in 1880 and is considered the largest Greek Orthodox shrine in Istanbul today. It is still in use by the Greek community of Istanbul. It has about 150 parishioners. The church is located in the district of Beyoğlu, in the neighborhood of Katip Çelebi, on Meşelik sokak, near Taksim Square.

Wikipedia: Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church, Istanbul (EN)

280 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Republic Monument

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The Republic Monument is a notable monument located at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, to commemorate the formation of the Turkish Republic in 1923.

Wikipedia: Republic Monument (EN)

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Ataturk Cultural Center

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Ataturk Cultural Center

Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) is a building located in Taksim Square in Istanbul, which is used for opera, ballet, theater, concert and congress purposes, including an exhibition hall and a cinema.

Wikipedia: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, İstanbul (TR)

491 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Taksim Gezi Parkı

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Taksim Gezi Park is an urban park next to Taksim Square, in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district. It is one of the last green spaces in Beyoğlu and one of the smallest parks of Istanbul. In May 2013, plans to replace the park with a reconstruction of the former Taksim Military Barracks, intended to house a shopping mall, sparked the nationwide 2013 protests in Turkey.

Wikipedia: Taksim Gezi Park (EN)

1269 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 8: Dolmabahçe Gazhanesi

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Dolmabahçe Gazhanesi, Dolmabahçe Palace and some districts of Istanbul used to illuminate and heat the structure.

Wikipedia: Dolmabahçe Gazhanesi (TR)

1546 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 9: Surp Asdvadzadzin Kilisesi

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Surp Asdvadzadzin Church is an Armenian church located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. The church, which was built in 1838 as masonry by the architect Garabed Amira Balyan, was renovated in 1987 during the reign of Armenian Patriarch Shnorhk I, and in 1993 the busts of Garabed and Sarkis Balyan were placed in its courtyard. In the church, which was renovated in 2013, Artin Dadyan Pasha is buried.

Wikipedia: Beşiktaş Surp Asdvadzadzin Kilisesi (TR)

1898 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 10: Dolmabahçe Palace

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Dolmabahçe Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coast of the Bosporus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922.

Wikipedia: Dolmabahçe Palace (EN)

1528 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 11: Sculpture of Barbarossa

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Sculpture of Barbarossa The original uploader was Cybjorg at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Barbaros Monument is installed in Istanbul.

Wikipedia: Barbaros Monument (EN)

8 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: Naval Museum

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The Istanbul Naval Museum is a national naval museum, located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 1897 by the Ottoman Minister of the Navy Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha.

Wikipedia: Istanbul Naval Museum (EN)

430 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Tomb of Hayreddin Barbarossa

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Tomb of Hayreddin Barbarossa User:Darwinek / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Tomb of Hayreddin Barbarossa is the final resting place of Ottoman admiral of the fleet Hayreddin Barbarossa whose naval victories secured Ottoman dominance over the Mediterranean during the mid 16th century.

Wikipedia: Tomb of Hayreddin Barbarossa (EN)

543 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque

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Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque

The Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque,, is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in Yıldız neighbourhood, Serencebey rise of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey. A late Ottoman period mosque, it is constructed as a külliye consisting of a tekke, guest house, türbe, fountain, and library in addition to the mosque.

Wikipedia: Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque (EN)

431 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque

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The Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque, also called the Yıldız Mosque, is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in Yıldız neighbourhood of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey, on the way to Yıldız Palace. The mosque was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II, and constructed between 1884 and 1886. The mosque was built on a rectangular plan and has one minaret. The architecture of the mosque is a combination of Neo-Gothic style and classical Ottoman motifs. A bronze colonnade erected by Abdul Hamid II in Marjeh Square of Damascus, Syria bears a replica statue of the Yıldız Mosque on top.

Wikipedia: Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque (EN)

490 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Yıldız Palace

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Yıldız Palace User:Darwinek / CC BY-SA 3.0

Yıldız Palace is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman pavilions and villas in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the sultan and his court in the late 19th century.

Wikipedia: Yıldız Palace (EN), Website

510 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: Büyük Mabeyn Köşkü

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Büyük Mabeyn Köşkü

Büyük Mabeyn Mansion or Mabeyn Mansion is a historical mansion located in the first courtyard of Yıldız Palace in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul.

Wikipedia: Büyük Mabeyn Köşkü (TR)

1223 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 18: Küçük Mecidiye Camii

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Küçük Mecidiye Camii User:Darwinek / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Küçük Mecidiye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was built from the order of Sultan Abdülmecid I by Nigoğos Balyan, member of the Balyan family. The mosque is located on the Çırağan Street near the entrance to the Yıldız Park. Beşiktaş Police Station is located nearby, Çırağan Palace is across the street.

Wikipedia: Küçük Mecidiye Mosque (EN)

1845 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 19: Ortaköy Mosque

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Ortaköy Mosque, formally the Büyük Mecidiye Camii in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, is a mosque situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus. It was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I and its construction was completed around 1854 or 1856.

Wikipedia: Ortaköy Mosque (EN)

1175 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 20: Defterdar İbrahim Paşa Cami

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Defterdar İbrahim Paşa Cami

Defterdar İbrahim Pasha Mosque is a mosque located in Defterdarburnu, between Ortaköy and Kuruçeşme, Istanbul. Defterdar İbrahim Pasha Mosque was built by Defterdar İbrahim Pasha in the second half of the 17th century (1661). The mosque is also known as "Defterdarburnu Mosque" and "Neglect Pasha Mosque".

Wikipedia: Defterdar İbrahim Paşa Camii (TR)

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