The Historic Areas of Istanbul are a group of sites in the capital district of
Fatih in the city of
Istanbul
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, Turkey. These areas were added to the
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...
World Heritage List
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
in 1985.
This World Heritage Site includes buildings and structures such as the
Sarayburnu, the
Topkapı Palace
The Topkapı Palace ( tr, Topkapı Sarayı; ota, طوپقپو سرايى, ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit=cannon gate palace), or the Seraglio, is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the compl ...
, the
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia ( 'Holy Wisdom'; ; ; ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque ( tr, Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The cathedral was originally built as a Greek Ortho ...
, the
Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the
Hagia Irene,
Zeyrek Mosque,
Süleymaniye Mosque
The Süleymaniye Mosque ( tr, Süleymaniye Camii, ) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An ...
,
Little Hagia Sophia and the
Walls of Constantinople
The Walls of Constantinople ( el, Τείχη της Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey) since its founding as the ...
.
Zones
The World Heritage site covers four zones, illustrating the major phases of the city's history using its most prestigious monuments:
* the Archaeological Park, which in 1953 and 1956 was defined at the tip of the peninsula;
* the Süleymaniye quarter, protected in 1980 and 1981;
* the Zeyrek quarter, protected in 1979;
* the zone of the ramparts, protected in 1981.
Gallery
File:Topkapı_-_01.jpg, Topkapı Palace
The Topkapı Palace ( tr, Topkapı Sarayı; ota, طوپقپو سرايى, ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit=cannon gate palace), or the Seraglio, is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the compl ...
File:Topkapı_Main_Entrance.jpg, Topkapı Palace
The Topkapı Palace ( tr, Topkapı Sarayı; ota, طوپقپو سرايى, ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit=cannon gate palace), or the Seraglio, is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the compl ...
File:Favourites_courtyard_Topkapi_March_2008.JPG, Topkapı Palace
The Topkapı Palace ( tr, Topkapı Sarayı; ota, طوپقپو سرايى, ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit=cannon gate palace), or the Seraglio, is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the compl ...
File:Istanbul_asv2020-02_img45_Hagia_Sophia.jpg, Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia ( 'Holy Wisdom'; ; ; ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque ( tr, Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The cathedral was originally built as a Greek Ortho ...
File:Hagia_Sophia_Mars_2013.jpg, Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia ( 'Holy Wisdom'; ; ; ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque ( tr, Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The cathedral was originally built as a Greek Ortho ...
File:Fountain_Hagia_Sophia_2007_002.jpg, Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia ( 'Holy Wisdom'; ; ; ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque ( tr, Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The cathedral was originally built as a Greek Ortho ...
File:Istanbul Hagia Irene IMG 8067 1920.jpg, Hagia Irene
File:Exterior of Sultan Ahmed I Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey 002.jpg, Sultan Ahmed Mosque
File:Exterior of Sultan Ahmed I Mosque, (old name P1020390.jpg).jpg, Sultan Ahmed Mosque
File:Blue_Mosque_Interior_2_Wikimedia_Commons.JPG, Sultan Ahmed Mosque
File:Blue_Mosque_2.jpg, Sultan Ahmed Mosque
File:Little Hagia Sophia.JPG, Little Hagia Sophia
File:Süleymaniye Mosque exterior view.JPG, Süleymaniye Mosque
The Süleymaniye Mosque ( tr, Süleymaniye Camii, ) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An ...
File:Süleymaniye Mosque interior view.JPG, Süleymaniye Mosque
The Süleymaniye Mosque ( tr, Süleymaniye Camii, ) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An ...
File:Molla Zeyrek Camii.jpg, Zeyrek Mosque
File:Istanbul Molla Zeyrek Mosque june 2019 2767.jpg, Zeyrek Mosque
File:Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, Istanbul (24053561188).jpg, Walls of Constantinople
The Walls of Constantinople ( el, Τείχη της Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey) since its founding as the ...
History of Istanbul
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