Pera Palace Hotel

The Pera Palace Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in the Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey. It opened in 1895 to host passengers from the Orient Express and was named after the local district. It is the oldest European hotel in Turkey.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Rüstem Pasha Mosque.

Golden Horn

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The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

Rüstem Pasha Mosque

Mosque

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The Rüstem Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located in the Hasırcılar Çarşısı in the Tahtakale neighborhood of the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, near the Spice Bazaar. Rüstem Pasha Mosque is situated 210 metres northeast of Pera Palace Hotel.

Spice Bazaar

Marketplace

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The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. Spice Bazaar is situated 380 metres east of Pera Palace Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eminönü and Vefa.

Eminönü

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Eminönü, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of Istanbul within the Fatih district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.

Vefa

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Vefa is part of the district of Fatih in Istanbul, and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.