Fener

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Fener is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn within the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. The streets in the area are full of historic wooden mansions, churches, and synagogues dating from the Byzantine and Ottoman eras. The wooden mansions between the main axis and the shore were often used for importing wood from Pontus or the Black Sea area. Their picturesque facades were largely destroyed due to street widening requirements in the 1930s and later. The area's name is a Turkish transliteration of the original word "fanarion". It was so called for a column topped with a lantern which stood there in the Byzantine period – used as a public light or marine and/or other purpose locator/beacon. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°1'45"N, 28°57'6"E

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Nearby attractions include: Tekfur Sarayı, Fatih Mosque, Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, Feshane.

0.7 miNW
Remains of a Byzantine imperial palace
Tekfur Sarayı, Istanbul
17 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...
0.7 miS
Mosque, Sacred and religious sites, Architecture
Fatih Mosque, Istanbul
17 min walk • The Fatih Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. The original mosque on the site was constructed between 1463 and 1470 on the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles.
~1060 ftNW
Church
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, Istanbul
6 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.
1.3 miNW
41°2'39"N • 28°56'15"E
Feshane, Istanbul
33 min walk • Amusement, Amusement park
~750 ftW
Church
Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols, Istanbul
4 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.
~1480 ftW
Mosque in a former Byzantine church
Fethiye Camii, Istanbul
8 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.
~940 ftS
Mosque, Mimar Sinan
Yavuz Selim Mosque, Istanbul
5 min walk • The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque and the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque located at the top of the 5th Hill of Istanbul, Turkey, in the neighborhood of Çukurbostan, overlooking the Golden Horn.
0.6 miS
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Eski İmaret Camii, Istanbul
15 min walk • Eski Imaret Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church has traditionally been identified with that belonging to the Monastery of Christ Pantepoptes, meaning "Christ the all-seeing".
0.4 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Archaeological museum
Rezan Has Museum, Istanbul
12 min walk • The Rezan Has Museum is a private museum in Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to culture and arts.
~90 ftE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Istanbul
1 min walk • The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is one of the fourteen to sixteen autocephalous churches that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, currently Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople.
0.6 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Aynalıkavak Pavilion, Istanbul
16 min walk • Aynalıkavak Pavilion is a former Ottoman pavilion located in the Hasköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed during the reign of Sultan Ahmed I, with various additions and changes over time. It is under the administration of the Turkish Directorate of National Palaces.