Baghdad Avenue
- 11 Dec 2007 12:01
Bagdat Avenue (Turkish: 'Bagdat Caddesi', literally Baghdad Avenue) is a notable high street located in the Anatolian part of Istanbul,in Kadikoy. It can be seen as the counterpart of Istiklal Avenue
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Bagdat Avenue (Turkish: 'Bagdat Caddesi', literally Baghdad Avenue) is a notable high street located in the Anatolian part of Istanbul,in Kadikoy. It can be seen as the counterpart of Istiklal Avenue Eminonu
 Situateded in the section of Istanbul known as the historical peninsula, Eminonu is encircled with the Golden Horn from the North, the Sea of Marmara from the South, the Bosphorus Kadikoy
 Kadikoy is a large and populous cosmopolitan district on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, on the shore of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosphorus. Kadikoy is a residential and commerci Binbirdirek Cistern
 The cistern is located in Sultanahmet to the west of the Hippodrome.It is the second biggest cistern of Istanbul after Bassilica Cistern,which is also situated in Sultanahmet and that used to provide water from German Fountain
 The German Fountain (Turkish: Alman Cesmesi) is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old Hippodrome ( Sultanahmet Square), Istanbul Walled Obelisk
 The Walled Obelisk (also known as Constantine Obelisk) is situated near Serpentine Column, Egyptian Obeliskand German Fountain is also its neighbour,which is located in front of Serpentine Column, at the southern side Egyptian Obelisk
 Around 1490 BC the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III erected two obelisks before the Karnak temple in Luxor to commemorate the victories of his forces in Mesopotamia. The obelisks were made of rare pink granite. In the 4th century AD, an unknown Roman emperor who wanted to accomplish something impressive that would create excitement among his people had the colossal obelisk brought to Istanbul Serpentine Column
 Originally this column was erected in 479 B.C. in front of Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece, to commemorate the naval victory of the Greeks over the Persians and to show their respect to Apollo for winning the battle after consulting his oracle. The bronze column was formed by 3 intertwined snakes and names of the 31 Greek city-states that participated in the war were written on them. It's also said that there was a big golden pot on top of the snake Dolmabahce Mosque
 Dolmabahce Mosque is located in the south of Dolmabahce Palace,in Besiktas, on the European coast of Bosphorus. It was originally commissioned by the mother of Sultan Abdulmecid, Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan, but on her death it was continued by Sult Dolmabahce Clock Tower
 Dolmabahce Clock Tower is a clock tower situated outside Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Besiktas. The tower was ordered by Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) and constructed by the court architect Sarkis Balyan between 1890 and 1895. |