Location: Istanbul
Mihály Kolodko: “The Paul Street Boys”
Hungarian sculptor Mihály Kolodko is an artist renowned for the small sculptures created for public spaces. His sculptures are typically found on sidewalks, benches,…
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The Pantokrator Monastery / Zeyrek Molla Mosque
The building of this complex consisting of a church, a monastery and a hospital was initiated by Byzantine Empress and Hungarian princess Saint Piroska…
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Saint Benoit Monastery
The former burial place of Ferenc Rákóczi II and his company was the chapel of the one-time Jesuit monastery in Istanbul.
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Palazzo Venezia – one of the diplomatic buildings of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
The Palazzo Venezia, the Istanbul residence of the Republic of Venice that came under Habsburg control in 1797, served as the Levantine diplomatic headquarters…
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The Memorial Plate of Ferenc Liszt: Beyoğlu, Nur-i Ziya Sokak No: 11.
Ferenc (Franz) Liszt arrived in Istanbul on 8th June 1847 and spent five weeks in the city. He stayed in the flat of music-seller…
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The Avenue of the Hungarian Brothers
Strengthening ties between Hungarians and Turks before the war and becoming allies during World War I motivated the two countries to make gestures tha…
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Nigar Hanım, the First Turkish Poetress
Nigar Hanım, the first Turkish poetess (1856-1919), who was officially called Nigar bint-i Osman, was a daughter of a Hungarian father and a Turkish…
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The Bertalan Schwarz Room at the University of Istanbul
András Bertalan Schwarz, who worked in Leipzig after studying law in Göttingen and Hungary, was invited to teach at the reorganized University of Istanbul…
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The Museum of Firefighting
Ödön Széchenyi was born as the son of the greatest Hungarian, István Széchenyi in 1839. Later called as Ödön Pasha, he was always known…
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