Taksim Square
The heart of modern Istanbul, at the top of İstiklal Avenue in Beyoğlu, with the central station of the metro beneath it. At its centre stands the Republic Monument by Pietro Canonica, unveiled in 1928.
- Where
- Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.0369, 28.9858
Get the Taksim Square stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Taksim Square. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Istanbul volume with your photos and a note.
Near Taksim Square
İstiklal Avenue 0.7 km
A 1.4 kilometre pedestrian street through Beyoğlu, lined with shops, cafés, churches and old arcades. A red heritage tram runs its length between Taksim Square and Tünel.
Pera Museum 1.1 km
An art museum in Tepebaşı, a few steps from İstiklal Avenue, with a particular focus on 19th-century Orientalist painting. Its best-known work is Osman Hamdi Bey's The Tortoise Trainer.
Istanbul Modern 1.2 km
Turkey's first museum of modern and contemporary art, opened in 2004 and now housed in the Galataport complex on the Bosphorus shore at Karaköy. It shows Turkish as well as international artists.
Dolmabahçe Palace 1.4 km
A 19th-century imperial palace stretched along the European shore of the Bosphorus, the main seat of Ottoman government from 1853 to 1887 and again from 1909 to 1922. Its interiors are heavy with gilding and crystal, and Atatürk died here in 1938.
Galata Tower 1.6 km
A medieval Genoese watchtower built at the highest point of the old Galata walls, now a museum. Its round stone shaft and conical cap rise over Beyoğlu, and the gallery near the top looks across the Golden Horn to the old city.
Galata Bridge 2.2 km
The bridge across the Golden Horn between Eminönü and Karaköy, built in 1994 as the fifth on this site. Anglers line its upper deck, fish restaurants fill the level below, and it has long featured in Turkish novels and poetry.
Maiden's Tower 2.3 km
A tower on a tiny islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus, about 200 metres off the shore of Üsküdar. Known since Byzantine times as Leander's Tower, it has served as a lighthouse and is reached by small boat.
New Mosque 2.5 km
An imperial mosque at the southern end of the Galata Bridge, finished between 1660 and 1665 during the period known as the Sultanate of Women. Its domes and minarets mark the crossing from the old city to Beyoğlu, above a busy square by the ferry piers.
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Questions
Where is Taksim Square?
Taksim Square is in Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are İstiklal Avenue (0.7 km), Pera Museum (1.1 km), Istanbul Modern (1.2 km).
How do I get the Taksim Square stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Taksim Square and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Istanbul volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Taksim Square before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Istanbul volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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