Istanbul - Beyoglu

From Taksim Square Istanbul's most elegant street, Cumhuriyet Caddesi, lined with hotels, shops and offices, goes past the gardens of Republic Square to the northern residential districts of Harbiye and Sisli, with numerous handsome villas belonging to the wealthier citizens of Istanbul. On the east side of Cumhuriyet Caddesi the Republic Square gardens are continued by Maçka Park, in which are the University of Technology, the Hilton Hotel, an open-air theater, the Palace of Sport and Exhibitions and the Military Museum.

From Karaköy Square in Istanbul the thoroughfare formerly known as the Grande Rue de Galata runs parallel to the Galata Quay but at some distance from the sea through the Top Hane district, under different names, to the Dolmabahçe Palace.

On the southern edge of the district of Galata in Istanbul, at the north end of the Galata Bridge, is busy Karaköy Square. From the south side of the square the Galata Quay runs northeast along the Bosporus. This is the arrival and departure point for both Turkish and foreign shipping lines (Yolcu Salonu).

Istiklâl Caddesi in Istanbul ends in Taksim Square (Taksim Meydani), with the Monument to the Republic (1928) and the Opera House. On the north side of the square are the gardens of Republic Square (Cumhuriyet Meydani). From the terrace of the Sheraton Hotel there are fine views.