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Istanbul Architecture Guide

25 Places You Must See in Istanbul If You Love Architecture!

Yagmur Baydır
October 05, 2025

✨ Editor’s Pick ✨

25 Places You Must See in Istanbul If You Love Architecture

Istanbul is a city that refuses to fit into a single frame. Perched on the Bosphorus, where Europe and Asia meet, it has always been a place of movement, of people, ideas, and empires. Over the centuries, the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, and Ottomans have each left their mark, shaping a layered cityscape that feels alive with history.

This guide features a diverse selection of Istanbul’s historical monuments and modern icons, ranging from elegant Ottoman mosques to magnificent Byzantine churches, as well as residential buildings and performing arts venues.

Here are 25 must-see places in Istanbul if you love architecture:

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1. Hagia Sophia

2. Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque)

3. Süleymaniye Mosque

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