TÜNEL
Read morePerhaps one of the only metro lines in the world with only two stations... Linking the two historic districts of Galata, at the bottom, and Péra, at the top, it is in fact more than just an underground funicular. The entrance to Karaköy is a stone's throw from the bridge; at the top, at Beyoğlu, on Tünel Square. The Tünel, 570 m long, was built between 1871 and 1876 by the French engineer Eugène-Henri Gavand. With an average of 181 trips and 10,000 to 12,000 passengers per day, the journey takes 90 seconds.
GALATA BRIDGE (GALATA KÖPRÜSÜ)
Overlooking the Golden Horn, it is the favourite place of fishermen and ...Read more
VALENS AQUEDUCT (BOZDOGAN KEMERLERI)
Read moreWater has always been a problem in Istanbul. The Romans first, and their heirs the Byzantines, tried to overcome it as best they could. The Valens aqueduct carried water from outside the city to the Basilica and Philoxenos cisterns (Thousand and One Columns). It was during the time of Constantine I that work had to begin and be completed during the time of the Roman Emperor Valens (364-378), around 378. It will be restored several times.