Aqueduct of Valens

Places of Interest Nearby

Golden Horn

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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.

Valens Aqueduct

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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.

Burmalı Mosque

Mosque

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The Burmalı Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Saraçhane park, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 1550 on behalf of Emin Nuretti Efendi, qadi 'asker of Egypt, it is named for its spiraling brick minaret, a copy of a Seljuq design that is unique in Istanbul. Burmalı Mosque is situated 180 metres southeast of Aqueduct of Valens.

Places in the Area

Vefa

Quarter

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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.

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.

Laleli

Quarter

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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.

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