The Stone of Million consists of a solitary, weathered pillar located near the entrance to the Basilica Cistern. This stone fragment represents the remains of a fourth-century monument that functioned as the zero-mile marker for the…
Divan Yolu Historic Walk
This walk traces the route of the ancient Mese through Istanbul's old city, leading past monumental Ottoman mosques to the site of a former Byzantine forum.
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1. The Stone of Million
2. Firuz Ağa Cami
The Firuz Ağa Cami sits directly along the Divanyolu Avenue, distinguished by a minaret that stands on the left side of the building rather than the traditional right. Built in fourteen ninety-one, it remains one of the city's earliest…
3. Column of Constantine
The Column of Constantine is defined by the heavy iron hoops cinched tightly around its stack of massive purple porphyry drums. Standing nearly thirty-five meters tall, this monument commemorates the inauguration of Constantinople as the…
4. Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
The Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque is a fifteenth-century Ottoman building defined by its compact, domed silhouette and walls of dressed küfeki stone. Commissioned by Grand Vizier Hadım Atik Ali Pasha, it was finished in fourteen ninety-seven…
5. Nuruosmaniye Mosque
The Nuruosmaniye Mosque sits at the entrance to the Grand Bazaar, distinguished by its unusual horseshoe-shaped courtyard and a dome that rises twenty-five meters in diameter. Construction of the building began in seventeen forty-nine…
6. Beyazit Square
Beyazit Square is a broad, open plaza defined by the presence of numerous pigeons and a constant stream of students moving toward the monumental, Neo-Renaissance gate of Istanbul University. Officially named Freedom Square, the site is…