The German Fountain (Turkish: Alman Çeşmesi German: Deutscher Brunnen) is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square),…
It was built in Germany, then transported piece by piece and assembled in its current site in 1900. The neo-Byzantine style fountain's octagonal dome has eight…
The dome's ceiling is decorated with golden mosaics and with Abdülhamid II's tughra and Wilhelm II's symbol
The Obelisk located here has become the symbol of the Hippodrome area. The first Hippodrome was built when the city was called Byzantium. In AD 324, the the…
The Obelisk is actually Egyptian, having been erected in 1600 B.C. by the Pharaoh Tutmosis at the temple of Karnak. Made from a single piece of pink granite,…
The Obelisk is 3735 years old, even older than 2700 years Istanbul itself! When Rome conquered Egypt, the Great Emperor Theodosius loaded old Obelisk, made in…
Northeastern side (facing carceres) - The emperor and his court, bronze and porphyry cubes. At the bottom is a depiction of the erection of the obelisk. The…
Northwestern side (facing circus factions) - There are four central figures, the largest is Theodosius, while on his left is the Western Emperor Valentinian II…
Southeastern side (facing circus factions) - The central figure is Theodosius, who stands with the victory wreath in his hand. The two smaller figures beside…
Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, who was the second grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent, and the…
