Sultan Ahmed III Fountain

The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III is a fountain in the great square in front of the Imperial Gate of in , . It was built under Ottoman sultan Ahmed III in 1728, in the style of the Tulip period.
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  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: fountain in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Fountain of Ahmed III” and “III. Ahmet Çeşmesi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace.

Mosque
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, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a . is situated 110 metres west of Sultan Ahmed III Fountain.

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The or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the district of in . From the 1460s to the completion of in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. is situated 560 metres northeast of Sultan Ahmed III Fountain.

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The , or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of , . The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the on the historical peninsula of , was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. is situated 240 metres west of Sultan Ahmed III Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of within the district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.

Sultan Ahmed III Fountain

Latitude
41.00825° or 41° 0′ 30″ north
Longitude
28.98126° or 28° 58′ 53″ east
Inception
1728
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q3076126
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sultan Ahmed III Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نافورة أحمد الثالث”
  • Arabic: “نافورة السلطان أحمد الثالث”
  • Armenian: “Ահմեդ III-ի շատրվան”
  • Azerbaijani: “III Əhməd çeşməsi”
  • Chinese: “艾哈邁德三世噴泉”
  • Danish: “Sultan Ahmet III’s brønd”
  • French: “fontaine d’Ahmed III”
  • French: “Fontaine d’Ahmed III”
  • French: “Kiosque fontaine de Ahmed III”
  • German: “Brunnen Ahmets III.”
  • Hungarian: “III. Ahmed oszmán szultán szökőkútja”
  • Indonesian: “Air Mancur Ahmed III”
  • Italian: “Fontana di Ahmed III”
  • Japanese: “アフメト3世の泉”
  • Korean: “아메드 3세의 분수”
  • Latvian: “Ahmeda III strūklaka”
  • Macedonian: “Фонтана Ахмед III”
  • Russian: “Фонтан Ахмеда III”
  • Russian: “Фонтан султана Ахмета III”
  • Spanish: “Fuente de ahmet iii”
  • Spanish: “Fuente de Ahmet III”
  • Turkish: “III. Ahmed Çeşmesi”
  • Turkish: “Iii. ahmet çeşmesi”
  • Turkish: “III. Ahmet Çeşmesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан Ахмеда III”

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Highlights include Imperial Gate and Carpet Museum.

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