Top Historic Sights in Istanbul, Turkey

Explore the historic highlights of Istanbul

Hagia Sophia

Istanbul, Turkey
532-537 AD

The Blue Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1609-1617

Hippodrome of Constantinople

Istanbul, Turkey
203 AD

Obelisk of Theodosius

Istanbul, Turkey
15th century BCE

Basilica Cistern

Istanbul, Turkey
6th century AD

Hagia Irene

Istanbul, Turkey
4th century AD

Topkapi Palace

Istanbul, Turkey
1459

Yeni Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1597-1665

Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Istanbul, Turkey
1891

Galata Tower

Istanbul, Turkey
1348

Grand Bazaar

İstanbul, Turkey
1455

Süleymaniye Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1550-1557

Kariye Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
4th century AD

Cistern of Philoxenos

Istanbul, Turkey
6th century AD

Rüstem Pasha Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1563

Nuruosmaniye Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1748-1755

Camondo Stairs

Istanbul, Turkey
1870-1880

Beyazit Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1500-1505

Column of Constantine

Istanbul, Turkey
c. 328 AD

Theodosius Cistern

Istanbul, Turkey
428-443 AD

Ortaköy Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1854-1856

Little Hagia Sophia

Istanbul, Turkey
527-536 AD

Mahmut Pasha Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1464

Dolmabahçe Palace

Istanbul, Turkey
1843-1856

Eyüp Sultan Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1800

Sehzade Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1544

Rumelian Fortress

Istanbul, Turkey
1451-452

Fatih Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1463-1470 / 1771

Church of Saint Benoit

Istanbul, Turkey
1427

Aqueduct of Valens

Istanbul, Turkey
373 AD

Maiden's Tower

Istanbul, Turkey
1110

Boukoleon Palace

Istanbul, Turkey
5th century AD

Arap Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1325

Yeni Valide Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1708-1710

Fethiye Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
11th century

Yedikule Fortress

Istanbul, Turkey
1458

Çırağan Palace

Istanbul, Turkey
1863-1867

Laleli Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1760-1764

Zeyrek Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1118-1136

Palace of Porphyrogenitus

Istanbul, Turkey
13th century

Mihrimah Sultan Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1563-1570

Yavuz Selim Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1520-1528

Şemsi Pasha Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1580

Church-Mosque of Vefa

Istanbul, Turkey
10th century AD

Church of St. Polyeuctus

Istanbul, Turkey
524 AD

Anatolian Fortress

Istanbul, Turkey
1393-1394

Fenari Isa Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
908 AD

Eski Imaret Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
11th century

Gül Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
12th century

Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey
1284

Walls of Constantinople

Istanbul, Turkey
5th century AD

Selimiye Barracks

Istanbul, Turkey
1825-1828

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Historic Site of the week

Rosenborg Castle

Rosenborg Palace was built in the period 1606-34 as Christian IV’s summerhouse just outside the ramparts of Copenhagen. Christian IV was very fond of the palace and often stayed at the castle when he resided in Copenhagen, and it was here that he died in 1648. After his death, the palace passed to his son King Frederik III, who together with his queen, Sophie Amalie, carried out several types of modernisation.

The last king who used the place as a residence was Frederik IV, and around 1720, Rosenborg was abandoned in favor of Frederiksborg Palace.Through the 1700s, considerable art treasures were collected at Rosenborg Castle, among other things items from the estates of deceased royalty and from Christiansborg after the fire there in 1794.

Soon the idea of a museum arose, and that was realised in 1833, which is The Royal Danish Collection’s official year of establishment.