Haydarpaşa Breakwater

Abdul Hamid II Monument or Haydarpaşa Breakwater, is a monument located on the breakwater opposite . The monument was built by the architect Alexander Vallaury in honor of the 25th anniversary of Abdul Hamid II's accession to the throne.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: breakwater in Haydarpaşa, İstanbul
  • Also known as: “2. Abdülhamit Anıtı” and “Abdul Hamid II Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include railway station Istanbul Haydarpaşa and Eurasia Tunnel.

Railway station
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Haydarpaşa station is a railway station in , that was, until 2012 the main city terminal for trains travelling to and from the Anatolian side of Turkey. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Haydarpaşa Breakwater.

Tunnel
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The is a road tunnel in , , crossing underneath the Bosphorus Strait. The tunnel was officially opened on 20 December 2016 and opened to traffic on 22 December 2016. is situated 1¼ km west of Haydarpaşa Breakwater.

Military installation
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, also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in in the district on the side of , . is situated 1 km northeast of Haydarpaşa Breakwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salacak and Rasimpaşa.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 9,522. It is located on the Asian shore of the , to the south of the historic center of Üsküdar.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the district of , , . The population is 12,341. is an important historical neighborhood, much of which is registered as an Urban and Historical Protected Area.

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is the Asia-side district of closest to the Old City Europe-side, 2 km away across the Bosphorus. Travellers between continents therefore transferred here.

Haydarpaşa Breakwater

Latitude
41.00177° or 41° 0′ 6″ north
Longitude
29.00712° or 29° 0′ 26″ east
Open location code
8GHF2224+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2454972018
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q111978995
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In Other Languages

From Turkish to Uzbek—“Haydarpaşa Breakwater” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Haydarpaşa Dalgakıranı”
  • Turkish: “Haydarpaşa Mendireği”
  • Turkish: “II. Abdülhamid Anıtı”
  • Uzbek: “Haydarposho toʻlqin qaytargichi”

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