Step Into History
Walk Istanbul in 1900
AI rebuilds Kostantiniye (Istanbul) street by street, and you walk through it in your browser.
Step Into History · City walk
Abdülhamid's Istanbul, 1900
This is Istanbul under Sultan Abdülhamid II at the turn of the century: an imperial capital of minarets, palaces and embassies, strung across the Bosphorus between Stamboul and Pera. The walk follows ferries, the Orient Express at Sirkeci and the crowded Galata Bridge into the Frankish quarters of Pera, past trams, hamals and the stone façades of Dolmabahçe toward the Bosphorus ramparts.
37 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 15 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Istanbul as it stood in 1900 (“History of Istanbul”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Uskudar Shoreline View
- 2. Eminönü Ferry Quay
- ↳ Imperial Ferry Waiting Hall · interior
- 3. Sirkeci Station Façade
- ↳ Sirkeci Arrival Hall · interior
- 4. Sirkeci Tram Terminus
- ↳ Tram Terminus Ticket Hall · interior
- 5. Eminönü Quay and Hamals
- ↳ Hamals' Weighhouse Lodge · interior
- 6. Galata Bridge Midspan
- ↳ Galata Bridge Fish Café · interior
- 7. Yeni Camii Forecourt
- ↳ Yeni Camii Prayer Hall · interior
- 8. Spice Bazaar Approach
- ↳ Spice Bazaar Vaulted Hall · interior
- 9. Karaköy Waterfront
- 10. Galata Tower and Streets
- 11. Tünel Square
- ↳ Tünel Lower Station Concourse · interior
- 12. Bankalar Caddesi
- ↳ Ottoman Bank Grand Hall · interior
- 13. Grande Rue de Péra
- 14. Pera Palace Hotel Façade
- ↳ Pera Palace Marble Hall · interior
- ↳ Pera Palace Smoking Room · interior
- 15. Cité de Péra Passage
- 16. Asmalı Mescit Lanes
- ↳ Asmalı Meyhane Cellar · interior
- 17. Taksim Reservoir Square
- 18. Dolmabahçe Palace Quay
- ↳ Dolmabahçe Crystal Staircase · interior
- 19. Besiktas Quay
- 20. Ortaköy Mosque and Square
- ↳ Ortaköy Mosque Chamber · interior
- 21. Bebek Shoreline
- ↳ Bebek Yalı Reception Salon · interior
- 22. Rumeli Hisarı Ramparts