Seraglio Point

Seraglio Point is a point in , . Seraglio Point is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a .

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 , Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the district of in . From the 1460s to the completion of in 1856, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Historical Peninsula and Mollafenari.

Photo: Sinoplu diyojen, Public domain.
The is the oldest part of . It's the location of most of its sights, with several ranked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's on the western, European side of the Bosphorus, with the sea to the south and the inlet of the Golden Horn to the north.

Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Quarter
Photo: Mister No, CC BY 3.0.
is a quarter in district of . It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.

Seraglio Point

Latitude
41.00199° or 41° 0′ 7″ north
Longitude
28.97997° or 28° 58′ 48″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X2H+QX
Geo­Names ID
12122509
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