Imperial Gate

Imperial Gate is a city gate in , . Imperial Gate is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed III Fountain.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a . is situated 130 metres west of Imperial Gate.

Fountain
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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.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 510 metres northeast of Imperial Gate.

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
Photo: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0.
, 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.

Imperial Gate

Latitude
41.0086° or 41° 0′ 31″ north
Longitude
28.98149° or 28° 58′ 53″ east
Inception
1478
Open location code
8GHC2X5J+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 335364925
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Imperial Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الباب الهمايوني”
  • German: “Großherrliches Tor”
  • Korean: “바브 휘마윤(황제의 문)”
  • Russian: “Ворота султана”

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