Sculpture of Barbarossa
The Barbaros Monument is installed in Istanbul.Photo: Cybjorg, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: monument in Beşiktaş, İstanbul, European Turkey
- Also known as: “Barbaros Hayrettin Heykeli” and “Barbaros Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naval Museum and Dolmabahçe Palace.
Naval Museum
Museum
Photo: CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Istanbul Naval Museum is a national naval museum, located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 1897 by the Ottoman Minister of the Navy Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha.
Dolmabahçe Palace
Park
Photo: Robert.raderschatt, Public domain.
Dolmabahçe Palace is a 19th-century imperial palace located in Istanbul, Turkey, along the European shore of the Bosporus, which served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922. Dolmabahçe Palace is situated 630 metres southwest of Sculpture of Barbarossa.
Tomb of Hayreddin Barbarossa
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tomb of Hayreddin Barbarossa is the final resting place of Ottoman admiral of the fleet Hayreddin Barbarossa whose naval victories secured Ottoman dominance over the Mediterranean during the mid 16th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sinanpaşa and Vişnezade.
Vişnezade
Suburb
Vişnezade is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,959 as of 2023. Vişne translates to "sour cherry" from Turkish and the neighborhood is named after İzzeti Mehmet Efendi, an Ottoman statesman nicknamed Vişnezade who was known to cultivate sour cherry in the place of this neighborhood.
Yıldız
Suburb
Photo: Chapultepec, Public domain.
Yıldız is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,385. The neighbourhood comprises some of Istanbul's well known historical locations, such as Yıldız Park and Yıldız Palace, the second-largest palace in Istanbul.
Sculpture of Barbarossa
- Categories: monument, statue, and tourism
- Location: Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.04158° or 41° 2′ 30″ northLongitude
29.00636° or 29° 0′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8GHF22R4+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 269479694OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q6033590
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Sculpture of Barbarossa” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Barbaros abidəsi”
- Macedonian: “Споменик Барбароса (Истанбул)”
- Macedonian: “Споменик Барбароса”
- Turkish: “Barbaros Anıtı”
- Ukrainian: “пам’ятник Хайру ад-Діну Барбароссі”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beşiktaş Meydanı and Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa (Hızır Reis) Türbesi.
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