Places in Sultanahmet Square

 Just as the Eiffel Tower comes to mind when you think of Paris and the Taj Mahal comes to mind when you think of India, the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia Mosque come to mind when you think of Istanbul, Turkey's most tourist-hosting city. Do you know the places to see in Sultanahmet Square where these mosques are located? In this article, we will give you information about 15 places that a tourist who comes to Sultanahmet Square should see.

Sultanahmet Square

It is a place that a tourist who comes to Istanbul should not return without seeing. It was used as a hippodrome in Roman and Byzantine times. In the Ottoman period, circumcision weddings of the princes were held in this square. Today, this square, which hosts dozens of works and is the meeting point of the people living here, is considered the most important square of Istanbul.

The Hagia Sophia Mosque

The second place on our list is Hagia Sophia Mosque. Hagia Sofia (Holy Wisdom) was renamed Hagia Sophia Mosque after the conquest of Istanbul. In order for this mosque to be so ostentatious, Emperor Justinian had columns and marbles brought from Syria, Egypt, and Afyon. The building, which was open to worship as a church for 916 years, was converted into a mosque when Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered Istanbul in 1453. Right after the conquest, the building was strengthened and preserved in the best way and continued its existence as a mosque with the additions of the Ottoman Period. The second place on our list is Hagia Sophia Mosque. Hagia Sofia (Holy Wisdom) was renamed Hagia Sophia Mosque after the conquest of Istanbul. In order for this mosque to be so ostentatious, Emperor Justinian had columns and marbles brought from Syria, Egypt, and Afyon. The building, which was open to worship as a church for 916 years, was converted into a mosque when Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered Istanbul in 1453. Right after the conquest, the building was strengthened and preserved in the best way and continued its existence as a mosque with the additions of the Ottoman Period.

Turkish Islamic Arts Museum

It is the first Turkish museum that covers Turkish and Islamic art works collectively. At the same time, the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, which is the last museum opened during the Ottoman Empire Period, continues to attract local and foreign tourists. It is the first Turkish museum to cover Islamic works together. At the same time, the Turkish-Islamic Arts Museum, the last museum opened during the Ottoman Empire Period, continues to attract the attention of local and foreign tourists. It has Islamic works not only from the Turkish-Islamic world, but from all over the world. Many Islamic works such as stone works, manuscripts, wooden works are exhibited here by dividing into classes.

Ahmet III Fountain

Between the entrance gate of Topkapı Palace and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, with the suggestion of Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha, III. It is the fountain built by Ahmed on the site of a Byzantine fountain named Perayton. The construction date of the fountain, which is one of the most beautiful examples of Turkish rococo style, is 1728.

Haseki Bath

The Hürrem Bath, located between the Hagia Sophia Museum and the Blue Mosque; It was built by Mimar Sinan between 1556 and 1557 by Hürrem Sultan, the wife of the sultan of the time, Suleiman the Magnificent. Hürrem Bath was built next to Hagia Sophia.

Sultanahmet Mosque

It was built by Sultan Ahmet I in the 17th century by Sedefkar Mehmet Ağa, one of the students trained by Mimar Sinan. The mosque is also known as the Blue Mosque, as there are intense blue colored Iznik tiles on the walls of the mosque.

Hagia Irene Museum

It is the first museum of the Ottoman Empire. When the weapons in the warehouse became antiques, the first museum was opened in Hagia Eirene in the 19th century. At that time, the double-winged stairs that provide access to the galleries of Hagia Irene were built. The Ottoman Empire adds the 1726 inscription and the staircase on the main gate to Hagia Irene.

Theodosius Obelisk

The inscriptions on the pedestal of the obelisk were written in Greek and Latin, as was the custom in the Eastern Roman Empire. « Emperor Theodosius dared to erect this stone, which was constantly on the ground, and Proclus was called to his aid. It was erected in this way in thirty-two days.

Topkapi Palace

The residence of the Ottoman Sultans is the administrative and educational center of the state. Istanbul conqueror Sultan II. The Ottoman sultans and the people of the Palace lived in the palace, which was built by Mehmed between 1460-1478 and some additions were made over time, until the middle of the 19th century.

  Basilica Cistern

Istanbul. The Basilica Cistern, built by Emperor Justinian in 532, is also known as the Basilica Cistern because it is located under the Stoa Basilica. The cistern is a giant structure covering a rectangular area of 140 meters in length and 70 meters in width.

Gulhane Park

It was arranged in the time of the Istanbul sherman, operator Cemil Pasha (Topuzlu), and turned into a park in 1912 and opened to the public. Its total area is about 163 acres. At the entrance of the park, on the right, there are the busts of the mayors and the mayors of Istanbul. A tree-lined road passes through the middle of the park.

Istanbul Archeology Museum

Due to its historical heritage and more than 1 million works in it, it has a very important place both in the world and in our country. The Istanbul Archeology Museum, which is among the top museums to be seen in Turkey, has also played an active role in the development of museology in our country. This world-class museum, inherited from the Ottoman Period, is a must-see for travelers interested in culture and art. There is a wide range of artifacts in the museum, which has an eye-catching magnificence, covering the lands of the Ottoman Empire from Europe to Africa.

German Fountain

The fountain located in Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, opposite the Tomb of Sultan Ahmed I. German Emperor II. It is Wilhelm's gift to the Sultan and Istanbul. It was made in Germany and installed in Istanbul in 1901.

Great Palace Mosaics Museum

Artifacts exhibited in the Great Palace Mosaics Museum M.S. While they are dated between 450-550 B.C., the mosaic subjects do not have a religious content. The depictions taken from daily life, nature and mythology owe their liveliness to the fact that they were prepared by many master artists under the presidency of the leading masters of the age.

Serpentine Column

The Ancient Greek monument, made of bronze, depicting three entangled python snakes, remaining from the Hippodrome in Istanbul's Sultanahmet district, is known as the oldest large-scale monument in Istanbul that has survived from the classical period. It was built to commemorate the victory of the Greek cities united against the Persian army in BC and was erected in the temple of Apollo in Delfi. Two of the snake heads from the Serpentine Column are missing; The third head is in the Istanbul Archeology Museum.