tower Beyazıt

Beyazıt Tower, also named Seraskier Tower, from the name of the Ottoman ministry of War, is an 85-metre-tall fire-watch located in the courtyard of Istanbul University's main campus on in , .
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: fire-watch tower located in the Istanbul University’s campus
  • Also known as: “Beyazitturm”, “Beyazıt Kulesi”, “Beyazıt Kulesi Anıt Müzesi”, “Beyazıt Tower”, “Forum Tauri”, “Seraskier Tower”, and “Seraskiers Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Grand Bazaar.

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

Marketplace
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The in is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. is situated 350 metres southeast of tower Beyazıt.

Mosque
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, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a . is situated 1¼ km east of tower Beyazıt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beyazıt and Mollafenari.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Quarter
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is part of the district of in , 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.

tower Beyazıt

Latitude
41.01279° or 41° 0′ 46″ north
Longitude
28.9649° or 28° 57′ 54″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Height
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2X77+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 639302102
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Geo­Names ID
6947645
Wiki­data ID
Q853029
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“tower Beyazıt” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Beyazit-toring”
  • Afrikaans: “Beyazıt-toring”
  • Arabic: “برج بايزيد”
  • Arabic: “برج بيازيد”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bəyazid qülləsi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Serəskər qülləsi”
  • Catalan: “Torre de Beyazit”
  • Chinese: “巴耶济德塔”
  • French: “Tour Beyazıt”
  • German: “Beyaziturm”
  • German: “Beyazıt-Turm”
  • German: “Beyazıtturm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος του Βαγιαζήτ”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל באיזיט”
  • Hungarian: “Beyazıt-torony”
  • Italian: “Forum Tauri”
  • Italian: “Torre Beyazıt”
  • Italian: “Torre di Beyazit”
  • Korean: “바예지드 타워”
  • Macedonian: “Бајазитска кула”
  • Portuguese: “Beyazıt Kulesi”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Bayezid”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Beyazid”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Beyazit”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Beyazıt”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Bajazeto”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Beyazid”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Beyazit”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Beyazıt”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Serasker”
  • Russian: “Башня Баязид”
  • Russian: “Башня Беязит”
  • Russian: “Беязыт (башня)”
  • Russian: “Беязыт”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بایزید بورجو”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Beyazıt”
  • Turkish: “Beyazıt kulesi”
  • Turkish: “Beyazıt Kulesi”
  • Turkish: “Beyazıt Yangın Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Беязит (вежа)”
  • Ukrainian: “Беязит”

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