Church of SS Peter and Paul, Istanbul

Name: Church of SS Peter and Paul
Address: Istanbul, Turkey

#212 among attractions in Istanbul

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SS Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul, important for historical reasons. The church owns an icon of the Virgin of the Hodegetria type, which originally lay in a Dominican church in Caffa, Crimea. The current building is a nineteenth-century reconstruction of the Fossati brothers. ()

Local name: Saint Peter ve Saint Paul Kilisesi Completed: 1843 (181 years ago)Coordinates: 41°1'29"N, 28°58'23"E

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Beyoğlu (Bereketzade)Istanbul Turkey

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Church of SS Peter and Paul – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Galata Tower, Galata Bridge, Beyoğlu, İstanbul Modern.

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Which popular attractions are close to Church of SS Peter and Paul?

Nearby attractions include SALT Galata, Istanbul (2 min walk), Anna Laudel Contemporary, Istanbul (2 min walk), Italian Synagogue, Istanbul (2 min walk), Galata Tower, Istanbul (3 min walk).

How to get to Church of SS Peter and Paul by public transport?

The nearest stations to Church of SS Peter and Paul:

Train

Karaköy Station, Tünel Line (4 min walk)
Beyoğlu Station, Tünel Line (7 min walk)

Tram

Karaköy • Lines: T1 (5 min walk)
Tünel • Lines: Taksim - Tünel Nostaljik Tramvay, Tünel - Taksim Nostaljik Tramvay (8 min walk)

Bus

Karaköy (6 min walk)
Şişhane 6 • Lines: 77A (10 min walk)

Ferry

Eminönü (11 min walk)
Eminonu Iskelesi (13 min walk)