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Places of Interest

Walls of Blachernai

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The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great.

Prison of Anemas

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The Prison of Anemas is a large Byzantine building attached to the walls of the city of Constantinople. It is traditionally identified with the prisons named after Michael Anemas, a Byzantine general who rose in unsuccessful revolt against Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and was the first person to be imprisoned there.

Church of St. Mary of Blachernae

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The Church of Saint Mary of Blachernae is an Eastern Orthodox church in Mustafa Paşa Bostanı Sokak in Ayvansaray in the Fatih district of Istanbul, just inside the old walled city.

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Eyüpsultan

Town

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Eyüpsultan or Eyüp is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 228 km2, and its population is 422,913. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea.

Fener

Quarter

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Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.

Sütlüce

Suburb

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Sütlüce is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,736. It is on the eastern bank of the Golden Horn.

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