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: “Beyazit-toring”, “Beyazitturm”, “Beyaziturm”, “Beyazıt kulesi”, “Beyazıt Kulesi Anıt Müzesi”, “Beyazıt Tower”, “Beyazıt Yangın Kulesi”, “Beyazıtturm”, “Forum Tauri”, “Seraskier Tower”, “Seraskiers Tower”, “Serəskər qülləsi”, “Torre Bayezid”, “Torre Beyazid”, “Torre Beyazit”, “Torre Beyazıt”, “Torre de Beyazid”, “Torre Serasker”, and “Башня Беязит”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Golden Horn and Grand Bazaar.

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The is the district of …

Marketplace
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The in is one of the largest and… is situated 350 metres southeast of tower Beyazıt.

Mosque
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, officially the Grand… 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 , , .

Quarter
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is part of the district of in , and…

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: “Beyazıt-toring”
  • Arabic: “برج بايزيد”
  • Arabic: “برج بيازيد”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bəyazid qülləsi”
  • Catalan: “Torre de Beyazit”
  • Chinese: “巴耶济德塔”
  • French: “Tour Beyazıt”
  • German: “Beyazıt-Turm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος του Βαγιαζήτ”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל באיזיט”
  • Hungarian: “Beyazıt-torony”
  • Italian: “Torre di Beyazit”
  • Korean: “바예지드 타워”
  • Macedonian: “Бајазитска кула”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Bajazeto”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Beyazıt”
  • Russian: “Башня Баязид”
  • Russian: “Беязыт (башня)”
  • Russian: “Беязыт”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بایزید بورجو”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Beyazıt”
  • Turkish: “Beyazıt Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Беязит (вежа)”
  • Ukrainian: “Беязит”

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