Sultanahmet Square

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Sultanahmet Square is a historic public square in Istanbul that serves as the heart of the old city, surrounded by major landmarks such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and the Hippodrome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
city Istanbul ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Istanbul’s historic core ⓘ
eraOfMajorDevelopment Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
eraOfOrigin Roman Empire ⓘ
hasLandmark Blue Mosque courtyard ⓘ
linked to: Blue Mosque

German Fountain ⓘ
Hagia Sophia ⓘ
Hippodrome of Constantinople ⓘ
Obelisk of Theodosius ⓘ
Serpent Column ⓘ
Sultan Ahmed Mosque ⓘ
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum ⓘ
Walled Obelisk ⓘ
hasNearby Archaeology Museums of Istanbul ⓘ
Basilica Cistern ⓘ
Topkapi Palace ⓘ
hasViewOf Bosphorus vicinity ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
historicalName Atmeydanı ⓘ
Hippodrome of Constantinople ⓘ
locatedIn Fatih district ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
Sultanahmet neighborhood ⓘ
historic peninsula of Istanbul ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
namedAfter Sultan Ahmed I ⓘ
partOf Istanbul Old City ⓘ
linked to: Fatih, Istanbul
pavingMaterial stone ⓘ
pedestrianZone yes ⓘ
primaryFunction public space ⓘ
region Marmara Region ⓘ
religiousSignificance proximity to major mosques and churches ⓘ
touristAttraction major ⓘ
transportConnection Sultanahmet tram station ⓘ
UNESCODesignationYear 1985 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Historic Areas of Istanbul ⓘ
usedFor cultural festivals ⓘ
political events ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Bazaar → nearbyAttraction → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Historic Areas of Istanbul → contains → Sultanahmet Archaeological Park ⓘ
linked to: Sultanahmet Square
Historic Areas of Istanbul → contains → Gulhane Park ⓘ
linked to: Sultanahmet Square
Historic Areas of Istanbul → hasComponent → Archaeological Park at the Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
linked to: Sultanahmet Square
Basilica Cistern → locatedNear → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Serpent Column → currentLocation → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Auspicious Incident → location → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Fatih district → contains → Sultanahmet neighborhood ⓘ
linked to: Sultanahmet Square
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque → locatedNear → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Sultan Ahmed Mosque → locatedIn → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Hippodrome of Constantinople → modernLocation → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
former Stoa Basilica → locatedNear → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Yerebatan Sarnıcı → locatedNear → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Sunken Palace → locatedNear → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
European side of Istanbul → contains → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Gülhane Park → locatedNear → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Vaka-i Hayriye → location → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Tomb of Mahmud II → locatedNear → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Küçük Ayasofya → nearbyLandmark → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Imperial Gate (Bab-ı Hümayun) → locatedNear → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Imperial Gate (Bab-ı Hümayun) → faces → Hagia Sophia square ⓘ
linked to: Sultanahmet Square
Alay Meydanı → near → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Sultanahmet neighborhood → contains → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Serpent Column → currentLocation → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Walled Obelisk → location → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Obelisk of Theodosius → locatedIn → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Obelisk of Theodosius → visibleFrom → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
German Fountain → locatedIn → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum → locatedIn → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Atmeydanı → formerNameOf → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Atmeydanı → modernName → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Sultanahmet tram station → serves → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Çemberlitaş area → near → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ
Cankurtaran neighborhood → near → Sultanahmet Square ⓘ