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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. [1]
Taksim Mosque (Turkish: Taksim Camii) is a mosque complex in Taksim Square, Istanbul. It was designed by two Turkish architects in the Art Deco style, [6] [7] [8] and can hold up to 3,000 worshippers at the same time. Construction began on February 17, 2017, and lasted for four years. [9]
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
The church is located in the district of Beyoğlu, in the neighborhood of Katip Çelebi, on Meşelik sokak, near Taksim Square. [5] History
The street starts at the northern end of Galata (the medieval Genoese quarter) at Tünel Square and runs as far as Taksim Square. It was historically known as the Grand Avenue of Pera (Ottoman Turkish: جادهٔ كبیر, romanized: Cadde-i Kebir; Greek: Μεγάλη Οδός του Πέραν, romanized: Megali Odos tou Peran).
Last year, a Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old was sold for $38.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York. The Codex Sassoon, dating from the late 9th or early 10th century, ...
Taksim means "division", "partition", or "distribution" in Turkish, Arabic, Persian and Urdu. It may refer to: Taksim (Istanbul Metro), an underground rapid transit complex under Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey; Taksim, the Turkish Cypriot political belief in the partition of Cyprus in the Cyprus dispute
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish police detained 217 people on Wednesday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, after tear gas and rubber bullets were used to stop the protesters reaching Taksim Square ...