Grand Tahir

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Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque

Mosque

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, also known as the Aksaray Valide Mosque, is a grand Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the intersection of Ordu Street and Atatürk Boulevard in the Aksaray neighborhood beside the Pertevniyal High School which was also built by the order of Sultana Pertevniyal in 1872. Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque is situated 150 metres southwest of Grand Tahir.

Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)

Mosque

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Bodrum Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church was known under the Greek name of Myrelaion. Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque) is situated 270 metres southeast of Grand Tahir.

Valens Aqueduct

Photo: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0.

The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Valens Aqueduct is situated 610 metres north of Grand Tahir.

Places in the Area

Laleli

Quarter

Photo: Kadı, CC BY 4.0.

Laleli is a neighbourhood of Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey, lying between Beyazıt and Aksaray. It is known for its large textile wholesaling business and is home to the Literature and Science Faculties of Istanbul University, designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat in the 1940s.

Aksaray

Suburb

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Aksaray is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,541. It is so named because it was founded by migrants from Aksaray in central Turkey, brought here in the 15th century by Mehmet II to repopulate the city after its conquest.

İskenderpaşa

Suburb

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İskenderpaşa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of Istanbul.

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