Hotel Arcadia Blue

District And Distances
Sultanahmet
The district Sultanahmet where the Hotel Arcadia Blue is located is the part having the most intensive historical texture of the Historical Peninsula where the city of Istanbul was founded.
The Historical Peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides has attractive locations to visit such as
Sultanahmet Square also known as the Hippodrome
the Blue Sultanahmet Mosque built upon the order of the Ottoman Emperor Sultan Ahmet I. in the 17th century and is an unique and peerless architectural structure with its 6 minarets
Hagia Sophia constructed upon request of the Byzantium Emperor as a church in 325 A.C. reconstructed in 537 and renovated into a mosque by Sultan Mehmet II. following the conquest of Istanbul and is used as a museum at current period
the Topkap Palace where the Ottoman Emperors used to live between the 15th and 19th century the Kaiser Wilhelm II Fountain currently known as the German Fountain which was a gift of the German Emperor to the Sultan
the Sunken Cistern Yerebatan Binbirdirek Cistern Egyptian Obelisk orme Obelisk Serpentine Column Archeological Museum Mosaic Museum Museum for Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum of Oriental Antiquities Carpet and Rug Museum Tile Pavilion Glhane Park and so on.
The districts Eminonu and Sirkeci with its historic railway station are also among locations worth to see. While leading towards the Topkap Palace one can see the old Ottoman houses in Sogukcesme Street hosting guests after being restorated.
Topkap Palace 350 m
Sultanahmet Blue Mosque 200 m
Hagia Sophia Museum 250 m
Grand Bazaar 100 m
Museum for Turkish and Islamic Arts 100 m
Glhane Park 400 m
Sunken Yerebatan Cistern 300 m
Mosaic Museum 200 m
Sleymaniye Mosque 3 km
Galata Tower 2.2 km
Taksim Square 3.5 km
Fatih Mosque 4 km
World Trade Centre - CNR 15