Saint George

Saint George is a church in , . Saint George is situated nearby to , as well as near the government office .
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Also known as: “Aya Yorgi” and “Sankt Georg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Galata Tower.

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The is the district of surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

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The , officially the Museum, is a medieval Genoese in the part of the district of , . Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the mostly demolished Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul. is situated 150 metres northeast of Saint George.

Church
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SS Peter and Paul is a Catholic church in , important for historical reasons. The church owns an icon of the Virgin of the Hodegetria type, which originally lay in a Dominican church in Caffa, Crimea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bereketzade and Galata.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is the former name of the neighbourhood in , which is located at the northern shore of the . The district is connected to the historic district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notably the .

Quarter
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, the modern name for the old , is a commercial quarter in the district of , Turkey, located at the northern part of the mouth on the European side of Bosphorus.

Saint George

Latitude
41.02439° or 41° 1′ 28″ north
Longitude
28.97344° or 28° 58′ 24″ east
Open location code
8GHC2XFF+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6347824930
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
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