List of museums and monuments in Istanbul
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This list of museums and monuments in Istanbul
, Turkey
, includes the relevant architectural entities within Istanbul's city limits.
(in alphabetical order; Turkish-language
name in parentheses where appropriate)
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, includes the relevant architectural entities within Istanbul's city limits.
(in alphabetical order; Turkish-language
Turkish language
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name in parentheses where appropriate)
- Anadolu Hisarı (Anatolian Castle)AnadoluhisariAnadoluhisarı is a fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey on the Anatolian side of the Bosporus, which also gives its name to the quarter around it...
- Aviation Martyrs' MonumentAviation Martyrs' MonumentThe Aviation Martyrs' Monument , located in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, is a memorial dedicated to the first soldiers of the Ottoman aviation squadrons to be killed in flight accidents...
- Arap Mosque (Dominican Church of St. Paul)
- Beylerbeyi PalaceBeylerbeyi PalaceThe Beylerbeyi Palace is located in the Beylerbeyi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey at the Asian side of the Bosphorus...
- Blue Mosque (popular name for the Sultan Ahmed MosqueSultan Ahmed MosqueThe Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire . The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior....
) - Bodrum Mosque (Myrelaion)Bodrum MosqueBodrum Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church was known under the Greek name of Myrelaion .-Location:...
- Boukoleon Palace
- Bulgarian St. Stephen Church (also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church) (Sveti Stefan Kilisesi)
- Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (also known as the St. Esprit Cathedral)
- Chora ChurchChora ChurchThe Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. The church is situated in Istanbul, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood, which lies in the western part of the municipality of Fatih...
(Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church, respectively) - Column of ConstantineColumn of ConstantineThe Column of Constantine is a Roman monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD. It commemorates the declaration of Byzantium as the new capital city of the Roman Empire...
(also known as the Burnt Column) (Çemberlitaş sütunu) - Column of MarcianColumn of MarcianThe Column of Marcian is a Roman honorific column erected in Constantinople in 455 dedicated to the Emperor Marcian. It is made of red-grey Egyptian granite, in two pieces. The basis is quadrilateral, formed by four slabs in white marble, decorated with Chi-Rhos inside medallions on three faces,...
(Kıztaşı, meaning "column of the girl") - Column of the GothsColumn of the GothsThe Column of the Goths is Roman victory column dating to the 3rd or 4th century AD in Gülhane Park, Istanbul, Turkey. - History :The name of the 18.5 metre high free-standing Proconnesian marble pillar which is surmounted with a Corinthian capital derives from a Latin inscription at its base,...
(Gotlar Sütunu) - Doğançay MuseumDogançay MuseumThe Doğançay Museum, Turkey’s first modern art museum, officially opened its doors to the public in 2004. It is housed in a historic 150-year-old five-story building located in the heart of bustling Beyoğlu district of Istanbul...
, contemporary-art museum - Dolmabahçe PalaceDolmabahçe PalaceDolmabahçe Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coastline of the Bosphorus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922, apart from a 22-year interval in which Yıldız Palace was used.- History :Dolmabahçe Palace...
- Fatih MosqueFatih MosqueThe Fatih Mosque or Conqueror's Mosque in English) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic Turkish...
- Fenari Isa Mosque (Theotokos tou Libos)Fenari Isa MosqueFenâri Îsâ Mosque , in Byzantine times known as the Lips Monastery , is a mosque in Istanbul, made of two former Eastern Orthodox churches.-Location:...
- Fethiye Museum (see Pammakaristos ChurchPammakaristos ChurchPammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos , in 1591 converted into a mosque and known as Fethiye Mosque and today partly a museum, is one of the most famous Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey...
) - Galata Mevlevihanesi (GalataGalataGalata or Galatae is a neighbourhood in the Beyoğlu district on the European side of Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey. Galata is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn, the inlet which separates it from the historic peninsula of old Constantinople. The Golden Horn is crossed by...
Convent of the Whirling Dervishes) - Galata TowerGalata TowerThe Galata Tower — called Christea Turris by the Genoese — is a medieval stone tower in the Galata district of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the north of the Golden Horn...
- The Gate of Galatasaray High School
- Galatasaray MuseumGalatasaray MuseumGalatasaray Museum is a cultural center in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1868 by Ali Sami Yen, to inform the society of the traditions and history of Galatasaray. The museum is open to the public everyday except Mondays.-The Building:The museum initially opened at Kalamış Bay. Later in 1919, it...
- Great Palace Mosaic Museum (Büyük Saray Mozaikleri Müzesi)
- Great Palace of ConstantinopleGreat Palace of ConstantinopleThe Great Palace of Constantinople — also known as the Sacred Palace — was the large Imperial Byzantine palace complex located in the south-eastern end of the peninsula now known as "Old Istanbul", modern Turkey...
- Hagia Irene (Aya İrini)Hagia IreneHagia Irene or Hagia Eirene , often erroneously rendered in English as St Irene, is a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It is open as a museum every day except Monday but requires special permission for admission.-Church:The...
- Hagia SophiaHagia SophiaHagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey...
- Hippodrome of ConstantinopleHippodrome of ConstantinopleThe Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with only a few fragments of the original structure surviving...
- Istanbul Archaeology Museums (İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri)
- Istanbul Aviation Museum (İstanbul Havacılık Müzesi)
- Istanbul Military MuseumIstanbul Military MuseumIstanbul Military Museum is dedicated to one thousand years of Turkish military history. It is one of the leading museums of its kind in the world. The museum is open to the public everyday except Mondays and Tuesdays....
(İstanbul Askeri Müze) - Istanbul Modern Art MuseumIstanbul ModernThe Istanbul Modern Art Museum, aka Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, is a museum of contemporary art in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, inaugurated on December 11, 2004, prominently featuring the work of Turkish artists...
(İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi) - Istanbul Naval MuseumIstanbul Naval MuseumThe Istanbul Naval Museum is a national naval museum of the Republic of Turkey, located in Istanbul. It was established in 1897 by the Ottoman Minister of Navy Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Paşa....
- Istanbul Toy MuseumIstanbul Toy MuseumThe İstanbul Toy Museum is a small museum dedicated to toys. The museum is located in the Göztepe district of Istanbul, Turkey.The museum was founded by the Turkish poet and novelist, Sunay Akın, in 2005. The museum opened on April 23, a national holiday in Turkey, National Sovereignty and...
(İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi) - Istanbul UFO MuseumIstanbul UFO MuseumIstanbul UFO Museum is the fourth international UFO museum, and is located in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Haktan Akdoğan's Sirius UFO Space Sciences Research Center in 2002, the museum contains various photos, videos, reports, UFO-alien models, and a library about UFO's...
(İstanbul UFO Müzesi) - Istanbul Zoology MuseumIstanbul Zoology MuseumZoology Museum of Istanbul University, which is known as Istanbul Zoology Museum, is located in Istanbul University Vezneciler Campus, Istanbul. The museum was founded in 1933 and rearranged in 1989....
- Kalenderhane Mosque (Theotokos Kyriotissa)Kalenderhane Mosque-External links:* * * * *...
- Kilic Ali Pasha Mosque
- Küçüksu PalaceKüçüksu PalaceKüçüksu Palace or Küçüksu Pavilion, aka Göksu Pavilion, is a summer palace in Istanbul, Turkey, situated in the Küçüksu neighborhood of Beykoz district on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus between Anadoluhisarı and the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge...
- Little Hagia SophiaLittle Hagia SophiaLittle Hagia Sophia , formerly the Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus , is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople, later converted into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire....
(Ss. Sergius and Bacchus Church) - Milion, a mile-marker monument used for measuring the distances between the city (when known as ConstantinopleConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
) and other cities of the Byzantine EmpireByzantine EmpireThe Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
(also known as the Eastern Roman Empire) - Monastery of Stoudios
- Monument of LibertyMonument of Liberty, IstanbulThe Monument of Liberty , located in the neighborhood of Çağlayan in Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey, is a memorial in honor of soldiers killed during the Radical Islamic attacks against the Ottoman Empire's House of Parliament....
- Monument of Republic
- Mosque of the Stablemaster (İmrahor Camii) (see Monastery of Stoudios)
- Museum of Classical Ottoman (Divan) Literature
- Museum of Illumination and Heating Appliances (Aydınlatma ve Isıtma Araçları Müzesi)
- Museum of Islamic Art (see Istanbul Archaeology Museums (İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri))
- Museum of Printing Press (Sultanahmet)
- Museum of the Ancient Orient (see Istanbul Archaeology Museums (İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri))
- Ortaköy MosqueOrtaköy MosqueOrtaköy Mosque , officially the Büyük Mecidiye Camii of Sultan Abdülmecid) in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, is situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus....
- Palace of the PorphyrogenitusPalace of the PorphyrogenitusThe Palace of the Porphyrogenitus , known in Turkish as the Tekfur Sarayı , is a 13th-century Byzantine palace in the north-western part of the old city of Constantinople...
(Tekfur Sarayı) - Pammakaristos ChurchPammakaristos ChurchPammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos , in 1591 converted into a mosque and known as Fethiye Mosque and today partly a museum, is one of the most famous Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey...
- Panorama 1453 History Museum
- Proje4L / Elgiz Museum of Contemporary ArtProje4L / Elgiz Museum of Contemporary ArtElgiz Museum of Contemporary Art is a private collection museum, founded by Dr. Can Elgiz.The museum opened in 2001, when there were no non-profit institutions in Turkey dedicated to contemporary art...
- Rezan Has MuseumRezan Has MuseumThe Rezan Has Museum is a private museum in Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to culture and arts. Rezan Has, spouse of the wealthy Turkish businessman Kadir Has, founded the museum in May 2007. The museum, situated in a historical building, is located in Cibali neighborhood of Fatih district on the...
- Rahmi M Koç MuseumRahmi M Koç MuseumThe Rahmi M. Koç Museum is a private industrial museum in Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to history of transport, industry and communications. Rahmi M. Koç, member of the wealthiest dynasty in Turkey and retired boss of the Koç Group, founded the museum in 1991, which was opened on December 13, 1994...
- Rumeli Hisarı
- Rüstem Pasha MosqueRüstem Pasha Mosque-External links:* ** *...
- St. Esprit Cathedral (see Cathedral of the Holy Spirit)
- Sadberk Hanım MuseumSadberk Hanim MuseumThe Sadberk Hanım Museum is a private museum located at the Bosporus in Büyükdere neighborhood of Sarıyer district in Istanbul, Turkey, which was established by the Vehbi Koç Foundation in memory of Vehbi Koç’s deceased wife Sadberk. The museum is open every day except Wednesdays.-Buildings:The...
- Sakıp Sabancı MuseumSakip Sabanci MuseumThe Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum is a private fine arts museum in Istanbul, Turkey, dedicated to calligraphic art, religious and state documents, as well as paintings of the Ottoman era. The museum was founded by Sakıp Sabancı, and was opened in June 2002...
- SALTSALT (institution)SALT is a not-for-profit institution located in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in April 2011, SALT hosts exhibitions, conferences and public programs; engages in interdisciplinary research projects; and sustains SALT Research, a library and archive of recent art, architecture, design, urbanism, and...
- SantralIstanbulSantralIstanbulThe SantralIstanbul , opened in 2007, is an arts and cultural complex located at the upper end of Golden Horn in the Eyüp district of Istanbul, Turkey...
(includes the SantralIstanbul Museum of Energy and a modern-art museum) - Serpentine Column
- Sokollu Mehmet Pasha MosqueSokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque-External links:*, at "Respect to Sinan" *...
(Sokollu Pasa Camii) - Süleymaniye Mosque
- Sultan Ahmed MosqueSultan Ahmed MosqueThe Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire . The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior....
(popularly known as the Blue Mosque) - Tekfur Palace (Tekfur Sarayı) (see Palace of the PorphyrogenitusPalace of the PorphyrogenitusThe Palace of the Porphyrogenitus , known in Turkish as the Tekfur Sarayı , is a 13th-century Byzantine palace in the north-western part of the old city of Constantinople...
) - Topkapı PalaceTopkapi PalaceThe Topkapı Palace is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years of their 624-year reign....
- Turkish and Islamic Arts MuseumTurkish and Islamic Arts MuseumThe Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of İbrahim Pasha, who was the first grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent....
(Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) - Walls of ConstantinopleWalls of ConstantinopleThe Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire by Constantine the Great...
- Yedikule (Seven Towers) Castle
- Zeyrek Mosque (Church of Christos Pantokrator)Zeyrek Mosque- External links :*...
Related lists
- List of architectural structures in Istanbul
- List of columns and towers in Istanbul
- List of Byzantine monuments in Istanbul
- List of Istanbulites
- List of libraries in Istanbul
- List of mayors of Istanbul
- List of schools in Istanbul
- List of urban centers in Istanbul
- List of universities in Istanbul