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İstiklal Avenue (Turkish: İstiklal Caddesi, lit. 'Independence Avenue') is a 1.4 kilometre (0.87 mi) pedestrian street in the historic Beyoğlu (Pera) district in Istanbul , Turkey . It is one of the most famous avenues in the city.
Pera became a flourishing trade colony, ruled by a podestà. The Genoese Palace (Palazzo del Comune) was built in 1316 [10] by Montano de Marinis, the Podestà of Galata (Pera), and still remains today in ruins, near the Bankalar Caddesi (Banks Street) in Karaköy, along with its adjacent buildings and numerous Genoese houses from the early ...
The Pera Palace Hotel is located in the Tepebaşı neighbourhood of Pera, once known as "Little Europe". It is about 20 km (12 mi) from Atatürk International Airport . The hotel is in walking distance of Istiklal Avenue , Taksim Square and the British , Swedish , Russian , Dutch , Italian , French and German consulates.
He left the embassy kitchen, and established the bakery, located at Grand rue de Péra (today İstiklal Avenue), [2] on the corner of "Passage Oriental" in Pera (today Beyoğlu district of Istanbul). [3] Pera was then a district populated mostly by Levantines and non-Muslims. [2]
Tünel — the upper station on Tünel Square (Tünel Meydanı), located at the southern end of Istiklal Avenue; The upper station stands 61.55 metres (201.9 ft) above the lower one. The gradient of the tunnel varies along its length from 2 percent to 15 percent.
İstiklal Caddesi (Independence Avenue), a long pedestrian shopping street, ends at this square, and a nostalgic tram runs from the square along the avenue, ending near the Tünel (1875) which is the world's second-oldest subway line after London's Underground (1863). In addition to serving as the main transfer point for the municipal bus ...
Pera Museum (Turkish: Pera Müzesi) is an art museum in the Tepebaşı quarter of the Beyoğlu (formerly called Pera) district in Istanbul, Turkey, at Meşrutiyet Avenue No. 65, adjacent to İstiklal Avenue and in close proximity to Taksim Square. [1] It has a particular focus on Orientalism in 19th-century art.
Beyoğlu station is located at street level on the ground floor of the Metrohan Building. The entrance is located on the northern side of the building on Tünel Square. Despite being at-grade, the track and platforms are at an angle facing into the ground and the tunnel begins where the two platforms end.