Best places: Historical landmarks in Fatih, Turkey

👍👍 Mehmed Emin Tokadi’nin şeyhi Ahmed Yekdest-i Cüryani Hazretleri kendisine şunları söylemiştir: "Vasiyet et ki vefatından sonra kabrini kolay bulunacak bir yere yapmasınlar. Virane bir yere defnetsinler. Kimse bilmesin. Ancak, nasibi olanlar gelip bulsun, dua etsinler” İstanbul’un manevi durakları a...

Iconic, storied mosque set within a vast, domed former Byzantine church with stained-glass windows.

Stately, 19th-century burial place of Ottoman sultans, built of marble & topped with an ornate dome.

Colonnaded, domed marble tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent, with a tiled interior & dating from 1566.

Egyptian obelisk with circa-1400 B.C. hieroglyphics, re-erected here in the 4th century A.D.

👍👍 Very nice place to visit and enjoy time there with the family

Built in 1728, this sizable fountain housed in a Turkish Rococo structure features ornate facades.

Huge underground Roman water source held up with 336 marble columns covering 9,800 sq. meters.

Recently restored column atop a stone pedestal built by the ancient Romans as a monument.

👍👍 When you go to Istanbul you must visit the mosque and the tomb. Spectacular.

This functional Turkish baths was established in the 1500s & still provides services today.

👍 Nearby, 200 meters from the column down . It is not easy to find in the park. Just worth it. There are no pointers. But it’s worth a visit, a touch. A place of power. Then go down, watch how they fish in the Bosphorus. Cats stealing a catch are amazing.

👍👍 Sinan Pasha Complex 1594. The complex was commissioned by Grand Vizier Great Sinan Pasha. The architect was Davud Aga, successor and student of Architect Sinan. According to the inscription on the fountain it was completed in 1594. The complex is a distinguished example of classical period architect...

Remains of a monumental aqueduct built by the Romans in the 4th century & spanning a busy boulevard.

Covered, 17th-century market known as the Egyptian Bazaar, with spice, food & textile shops.

👍 WALLED OBELISK Walled Column also known as Walled Obelisk is one of three ancient monuments, which, has survived to the present day. In the middle of the Hippodrome, there was a set that bisects race space and called as "spina" in Roman period where car racings of Constantinople were made. On this s...

This historical cistern, built 1600 years ago, offers beautiful columns, brick domes and arches.

👍👍 Sinan is considered the greatest Ottoman architect of the Ottoman Empire's Architectural heritage. It is generally assumed that Sinan was born in the year 1490. It is also assumed that he spent his youth in the village of Agirnas near Kayseri until conscription (devsirme) to the "masters of carpente...

👍👍 There is an exhibition inside which gives us an insight into how the people used to cook in the palace. There are cooking instruments and utensils. It’s nice to see everything still in good condition.

Former religious school built in 1559, now a center teaching rug weaving & other Turkish crafts.