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Üsküdar · Istanbul

Fountain of Ahmed III, Üsküdar

Üsküdar III. Ahmet Çeşmesi

MonumentLocal favourite

A 1728-1729 Ottoman rococo fountain built by Ahmed III and dedicated to his mother Gülnuş Sultan, once on the quay for travellers crossing the Bosphorus. Arabic-script inscriptions run around all four facades.

Address
Üsküdar
Hours
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Best time to go
Any time · About 10 min
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Good to know

  • It stands in Üsküdar's İskele Square at the corner of Paşalimanı and Hakimiyeti Milliye streets; it originally stood on the quay.
  • It was raised about 1.45 m in 1955 to match the square.

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