Great Palace Mosaic Museum

The Great Palace Mosaic Museum, is located close to Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey, at Arasta Bazaar. The museum houses mosaics from the Byzantine period, unearthed at the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople.

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Opening hours: closed
Type: Museum
Description: museum
Also known as: “Bueyuek Saray Mozaikleri Muezesi”, “İstanbul Mozaik Müzesi”, and “Mosaikenmuseum (Istanbul)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.

Hagia Sophia

Mosque

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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 520 metres northeast of Great Palace Mosaic Museum.

Sultan Ahmed Square

Square

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The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. Sultan Ahmed Square is situated 270 metres northwest of Great Palace Mosaic Museum.

Obelisk of Theodosius

Obelisk

The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III, first erected around 1450 BC. It was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in 390. Obelisk of Theodosius is situated 250 metres northwest of Great Palace Mosaic Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Kumkapı.

Mollafenari

Suburb

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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

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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.