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(Parade Kiosk; Gülhane Park; Gülhane)
Sultans sat here to watch parades of troops and
trade guilds commemorating holidays and military victories.
4 SUBLIME PORTE
( Gülhane)
Rococo gate leading into the precincts of what was once the grand vizier-
ate (Ottoman prime ministry).
5 FATIH MOSQUE
(Fatih Camii, Mosque of the Conqueror; Fevzi Paşa Caddesi, Fatih; 31E, 32, 336E, 36KE & 38E from
Eminönü, 87 from Taksim)
This 18th-century mosque was constructed after an earthquake
toppled the original, İstanbul's first great imperial mosque.
6 SOKOLLU ŞEHIT MEHMET PAŞA MOSQUE
(Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii; cnr Şehit Çeşmesi & Katip Sinan Camii Sokaks, Kadırga; Sultanah-
met or Çemberlitaş)
Sinan-designed mosque; decorated with İznik tiles and fragments
from the sacred Black Stone in the Kaaba at Mecca.
7 BEYAZIT MOSQUE
(Beyazıt Camii, Mosque of Sultan Beyazıt II; Beyazıt Meydanı, Beyazıt; Beyazıt-Kapalı Çarşı)
Im-
perial mosque, with fine stone including marble, verd antique and rare granite.
Activities
Ferry Cruises
The mighty Bosphorus strait runs from the Sea of Marmara (Marmara Denizi) to the
Black Sea (Karadeniz), located 32km north of the city centre. On one side is Asia; on the
other, Europe.
A ferry journey - whether a short return trip on a commuter ferry to Kadıköy or
Üsküdar, on which you cross from Europe to Asia and back again, or a longer cruise - is
an essential activity while you are in İstanbul.
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