Museum · Fatih · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Great Palace Mosaic Museum is a museum in Fatih, Istanbul. This place has a story in the app. 18 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 320 m you'll find a public toilet, a bench and a water point.
Story · Great Palace Mosaic Museum
You're standing at the Great Palace Mosaic Museum, close to Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, right in the Arasta Bazaar. It might feel like a quiet corner of the city. But beneath your feet once stood the Great Palace of Constantinople, the beating heart of the Byzantine Empire.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 18 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.
Serpent ColumnAttraction · 250 m away
Obelisk of TheodosiusMonument · 250 m away
The Walled ObeliskMonument · 250 m away
Sultan Ahmed SquareAttraction · 280 m away
Turkish and Islamic Arts MuseumMuseum · 310 m away
Haseki Hürrem HammamAttraction · 320 m away
MilionMonument · 420 m away
Cistern of PhiloxenosMuseum · 450 m away
Sultan Ahmed III FountainAttraction · 540 m away
Theodosius CisternMuseum · 550 m awayclosed (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes: a public toilet at 100 m and a water point at 320 m.
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