Ayvansaray

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Ayvansaray is a neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of the district of Fatih and part of the walled city. It lies between the southern shore of the Golden Horn, the Blachernae section of the Walls, and the neighborhoods of Balat and Edirnekapı. It corresponds to the old quarter of Blachernae. The name Ayvansaray is from Persian ایوان‌سرای and means "Veranda Palace". This name hearkens back to the Palace of Alexios I Komnenos, which was part of the complex of Blachernae. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°2'6"N, 28°56'34"E

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Nearby attractions include: Chora Church, Tekfur Sarayı, Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi, Bulgarian St. Stephen Church.

~1690 ftSW
Museum with Muslim and Christian artworks
Chora Church, Istanbul
9 min walk • The Chora Church, known officially as the Kariye Museum, is a historical gem nestled in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. This former medieval Byzantine Greek Orthodox church, adorned with some of the most exquisite mosaics and frescoes in the Christian...
~820 ftSW
Remains of a Byzantine imperial palace
Tekfur Sarayı, Istanbul
4 min walk • Nestled within the historic fabric of Istanbul, Tekfur Sarayı, also known as the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, stands as a testament to the city's Byzantine past. This palatial remnant, dating back to the late 13th century, is the only surviving pavilion of the...
0.6 miNE
Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi, Istanbul
15 min walk • The Rahmi M. Koç Museum is a private industrial museum in Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to the history of transport, industry and communications. Rahmi M. Koç, member of the wealthiest dynasty in Turkey and retired chairman of the Koç Group, founded the museum in 1991, which was opened on December 13, 1994.
0.4 miSE
Church
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, Istanbul
11 min walk • Bulgarian St Stephen Church, also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Balat, Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for being made of prefabricated cast iron elements in the neo-Byzantine style. The church belongs to the Bulgarian minority in the city.
0.7 miNW
41°2'39"N • 28°56'15"E
Feshane, Istanbul
18 min walk • Amusement, Amusement park
0.5 miSE
Church
Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols, Istanbul
13 min walk • Saint Mary of the Mongols full name in Greek: Θεοτόκος Παναγιώτισσα or Παναγία Μουχλιώτισσα; Turkish name: Kanlı Kilise, is an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul. It is the only remaining Byzantine church of Constantinople that has never been converted to a mosque, always remaining open to the Greek Orthodox Church.
0.5 miSW
Grand mosque dating from 16th century
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Istanbul
14 min walk • The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Edirnekapı neighborhood near the Byzantine land walls of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the chief imperial architect Mimar Sinan.
0.5 miSE
Mosque in a former Byzantine church
Fethiye Camii, Istanbul
12 min walk • Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos, is one of the most famous Greek Orthodox Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey. Adapted in 1591 into the Fethiye Mosque, it is today partly a museum, the parekklesion.
~1390 ftNW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Prison of Anemas, Istanbul
7 min walk • The Prison of Anemas is a large Byzantine building attached to the walls of the city of Constantinople. It is traditionally identified with the prisons named after Michael Anemas, a Byzantine general who rose in unsuccessful revolt against Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and was the first person to be imprisoned there.
~1110 ftSE
Synagogue
Yanbol Synagogue
6 min walk • Yanbol Synagogue is a synagogue in Istanbul, built by Sephardi Jews who moved from the Bulgarian town of Yambol to Istanbul during the 15th century. The synagogue is also known as the Bulgarian Synagogue owing to the origin of the community. The synagogue was constructed in the 18th Century.
0.6 miN
Bridge
Haliç Bridge, Istanbul
16 min walk • Haliç Bridge is a highway bridge on the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It connects the neighborhoods of Ayvansaray in the southwest and Halıcıoğlu in the northwest.