The Sublime Porte
The Sublime Porte is a gate in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. The Sublime Porte is situated nearby to Basilica Cistern, as well as near the mosque Hagia Sophia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace.
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 340 metres southeast of The Sublime Porte.
Topkapı Palace
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1856, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. Topkapı Palace is situated 540 metres east of The Sublime Porte.
Basilica Cistern
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The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Basilica Cistern is situated 310 metres south of The Sublime Porte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollafenari and Eminönü.
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.
Eminönü
Quarter
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Eminönü, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of Istanbul within the Fatih district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.
The Sublime Porte
- Type: Gate
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
41.01117° or 41° 0′ 40″ northLongitude
28.97801° or 28° 58′ 41″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8GHC2X6H+F6GeoNames ID
12324503
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