Zeytinburnu-My District-My Photoes

  
Zeytinburnu (Seytin Burun) means "Cape Olive". It is located between the Wall of Constantinople and River near Chirpiji (look at the map).

more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeytinburnu






ottoman military hospital, now town hall


When I was in primary school, I dreamed like that could this coloum be a part of ancient temple. It is in the garden of district football team


Armenian Hospital




and church in the hospital garden


the most famous fountain in my district, "Kazlıçeşme" ("Fountain with Goose")


Gate of Seven Tower Dungeon (we use term dungeon, not english page is about fortress)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yedikule_Fortress#Yedikule_Fortress


Sorry for the bad photo. These walls divide Zeytinburnu and Fatih distirict and this is one of the gate in the walls. The guy with yellow boots has very interesting job. he is the doorman of Constantinople . he decides which side past the gate and how many minutes


this is the coast


Marmara Tower-Last tower near the sea marmara (look at map)

Some years ago I took a 7 days tour of Istanbul, I thought it should be too long for just one city, but after the trip my opinion was changed, you can stay for more than one month in this city and everyday find something new.

Hagia Sophia in Zeytinburnu

I choose this name for showing its important. This is the one of alive and the most important greek church in İstanbul. Its name is Balıklı

Entrence hall


All stones on the ground, is actually a kind of tablet




These are tombs of older patriarches




this is my last picture. there is a cleaning so I couldn't get in. However I am putting some web photoes


there is a spring in there and I have read that, it was also shire of asklepios before christianity


Edited by Ollios - 21-Feb-2012 at 14:02