German Fountain

The German Fountain is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of the former in and across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I.
Wikipedia
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: Commemorative fountain in Istanbul
  • Also known as: “Brunnen Kaiser Wilhelms II.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a . is situated 320 metres northeast of German Fountain.

Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Today it is a square in , Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square.

Museum
Photo: Chapultepec, Public domain.
The is a museum in in district of , which first opened in 1914 and in 1983 moved into the palace of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, the second grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent. is situated 170 metres southwest of German Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.

Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Suburb
Photo: Khateeb88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Quarter
Photo: Mister No, CC BY 3.0.
is a quarter in district of . It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.

German Fountain

Latitude
41.00711° or 41° 0′ 26″ north
Longitude
28.97668° or 28° 58′ 36″ east
Inception
1898
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8GHC2X4G+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 109874498
Open­Street­Map feature
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historic=­yes
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man_made=­water_well
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Wiki­data ID
Q322920
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Satellite Map

Discover German Fountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“German Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “النافورة الألمانية”
  • Arabic: “نافورة ألمانية”
  • Armenian: “Գերմանական շատրվան”
  • Catalan: “Font alemanya”
  • French: “fontaine allemande”
  • French: “Fontaine allemande”
  • German: “Deutscher Brunnen”
  • Hungarian: “német szökőkút”
  • Italian: “Fontana Tedesca”
  • Portuguese: “Fonte Alemã”
  • Russian: “Немецкий фонтан”
  • Spanish: “Fuente Alemana”
  • Turkish: “Alman Çeşmesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Німецький фонтан”
  • Western Panjabi: “جرمن فوارہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Sultan Ahmed I and Turizm Polisi.

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