Istanbul Walking Tour | Istiklal Street & Taksim Square | 4K HDR

This walking tour was recorded on Monday, August 7th, 2023 starting at 17:30

00:00 Intro
02:45 Taksim Mosque
07:05 Taksim Square
09:13 Istiklal Street
40:33 The Tunnel
42:20 Galip Dede Street
48:20 Galata Tower
54:07 Galata Kulesi Street

TAKSIM SQUARE
Taksim Square (Turkish: Taksim Meydanı, IPA: [ˈtaksim ˈmejdanɯ]), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of the Istanbul Metro network. Taksim Square is also the location of the Republic Monument (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Anıtı) which was crafted by Pietro Canonica and inaugurated in 1928. The monument commemorates the 5th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, following the Turkish War of Independence.

The square is flanked to the south by The Marmara Hotel, to the east by the Atatürk Cultural Centre, to the north by Gezi Park and to the west by Taksim Mosque. Several major roads converge on the square: Gümüşsuyu Caddesi, Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Tarlabaşı Bulvarı, İstiklal Caddesi and Sıraselviler Caddesi.

The word Taksim means “division” or “distribution” in Arabic. Taksim Square was originally the point where the main water lines from the north of Istanbul were collected and branched off to other parts of the city (hence the name.) This use for the area was established by Sultan Mahmud I. The square takes its name from the Ottoman era stone reservoir which is located along one side of the square.

Another significant building that once stood on the square was the 19th century Taksim Artillery Barracks (Taksim Kışlası, which later became the Taksim Stadium), but which was demolished in 1940 during the construction works in accordance with the plans of French architect and city planner Henri Prost for Taksim Square and Taksim Gezi Park.

ISTIKLAL STREET
Istanbul’s mile-long pedestrianized street, Istiklal Caddesi (Independence Avenue), is located in the historic district of Beyoğlu and begins at the city’s landmark, Galata Tower. Built during the Ottoman Empire, the street was originally known as Grande Rue de Pera, until it was renamed by the new Turkish Republic in the early 19th century. While today the street is pedestrian-dominated, it was once a dangerous high-speed automobile highway that fell into disrepair in the 1970s. The street regained its vibrancy a decade later when the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality began a massive restoration process that included the repaving of roads and the reinstallation of the city’s historic trams. Because of these efforts, Istiklal Avenue has once again become one of Istanbul’s prime destinations for arts and social activity.

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