Sultanahmet Jail
Sultanahmet Jail, a former prison in Istanbul, Turkey, is now the luxury Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet. It is located in Sultanahmet neighborhood of Fatih district on the historical peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hotel
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Four Seasons Hotel”, “Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul”, “Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet”, and “Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul At Sultanahmet”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.
Hagia Sophia
Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. Hagia Sophia is situated 220 metres north of Sultanahmet Jail.
Sultan Ahmed Square
Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. Sultan Ahmed Square is situated 350 metres west of Sultanahmet Jail.
Basilica Cistern
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Basilica Cistern is situated 280 metres northwest of Sultanahmet Jail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.
Mollafenari
Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mollafenari is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 99. It is on the European side of Istanbul.
Kumkapı
Quarter
Kumkapı is a quarter in Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, Kumkapı is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.
Sultanahmet Jail
- Categories: hotel building, defunct prison, tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.00658° or 41° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
28.98021° or 28° 58′ 49″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Inception
1918Open location code
8GHC2X4J+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 164590120OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotel
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Sultanahmet Jail” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Sultanəhməd həbsxanası”
- Chinese: “四季餐厅”
- German: “Sultan-Ahmed-Gefängnis”
- German: “Sultan-Ahmet-Gefängnis”
- German: “Sultanahmet Cezaevi”
- German: “Sultanahmet-Gefängnis”
- Japanese: “スルタン・アフメット刑務所”
- Macedonian: “Хотел Султанахмед”
- Russian: “Тюрьма Султанахмет”
- Turkish: “Sultanahmet Cezaevi”
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