Petrion Fort / κάστρον τῶν Πετρίων / kastron tōn Petriōn
Petrion Fort / κάστρον τῶν Πετρίων / kastron tōn Petriōn is an ancient wall in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Petrion Fort / κάστρον τῶν Πετρίων / kastron tōn Petriōn is situated nearby to Gül Mosque, as well as near Church of St. George.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Horn and Gül Mosque.
Golden Horn
Photo: VikiPicture, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.
Gül Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gül Mosque is a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, Turkey, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. It is in Vakıf Mektebi Sokak in the district of Fatih, Istanbul, in the neighbourhood of Ayakapı. Gül Mosque is situated 190 metres southeast of Petrion Fort / κάστρον τῶν Πετρίων / kastron tōn Petriōn.
Church of St. George
Church
Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.
The Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George is the principal Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly Constantinople. Since about 1600, it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople whose leader is regarded… Church of St. George is situated 290 metres west of Petrion Fort / κάστρον τῶν Πετρίων / kastron tōn Petriōn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fener and Unkapanı.
Fener
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.
Vefa
Quarter
Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vefa is part of the district of Fatih in Istanbul, 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.
Petrion Fort / κάστρον τῶν Πετρίων / kastron tōn Petriōn
- Type: Ancient wall
- Also known as: “Petrion Fort / kastron ton Petrion / kastron ton Petrion”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
41.02819° or 41° 1′ 42″ northLongitude
28.95507° or 28° 57′ 18″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8GHC2XH4+72GeoNames ID
12104401
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