Marmara University Republican Museum

Sultanahmet


Located at the southern end of the Hippodrome, this museum is housed in a handsome example of Ottoman Revivalism, a homegrown architectural style popular in the late 19th century. On display is the university's collection of original Turkish prints and etchings from the 1920s to the present day, including work by İhap Hulusi Görey, who introduced coloured posters to Turkey.

Transportation

  • tram: Sultanahmet

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1. Sphendone

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The only remaining built section of the Hippodrome hints at how monumental the arena was. The level of galleries that once topped this section was damaged…

2. Rough-Stone Obelisk

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After sacking Aya Sofya in 1204, the soldiers of the Fourth Crusade tore all the plates from this obelisk, at the Hippodrome's southern end, in the…

3. Spiral Column

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Coming up out of a hole in the ground, this strange column was once much taller and was topped by three serpents' heads. Originally cast to commemorate a…

4. Obelisk of Theodosius

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In the centre of the Hippodrome, this immaculately preserved pink granite obelisk was carved in Egypt during the reign of Thutmose III (r 1549–1503 BC)…

5. Hippodrome

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The Byzantine emperors loved nothing more than an afternoon at the chariot races, and this rectangular arena alongside Sultanahmet Park was their venue of…

6. Museum of Turkish & Islamic Arts

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This Ottoman palace was built in 1524 for İbrahim Paşa, childhood friend, brother-in-law and grand vizier of Süleyman the Magnificent. It now houses a…

7. Blue Mosque

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İstanbul's most photogenic building was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site facing…

8. Sokullu Şehit Mehmet Paşa Mosque

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Mimar Sinan designed this mosque in 1571 at the height of his architectural career. Besides its architectural harmony, the mosque is unusual because the…

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