Fourth Vakıf Han

Istanbul


Designed by notable architect Kemalettin Bey and built between 1916 and 1926, this Ottoman Revivalist–style building originally functioned as an office building but was (badly) converted into the Legacy Ottoman Hotel in 2006.


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2. Hatice Turhan Valide Sultan Tomb

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3. New Mosque

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4. Spice Bazaar

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5. Hocapaşa Mosque

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6. Galata Bridge

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7. Rüstem Paşa Mosque

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8. Mahmutpaşa Hamamı

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