What you'll hear inside İstiklal Caddesi:

• 1
  Galatasaray High School

  Galatasaray Lisesi is one of Turkey's oldest and most prestigious schools, situated around Galatasaray Square roughly midway along İstiklal Caddesi.

• 2
  Church of Sant'Antonio di Padova

  A striking red-brick neo-Gothic Catholic church at 173 İstiklal Caddesi, the largest in Istanbul, run by Italian priests and home to the city's most significant Catholic community.

• 3
  Hagia Triada (Aya Triada)

  Considered the largest active Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul, Hagia Triada rises above a leafy garden on İstiklal Caddesi, crowned by a great central dome and twin bell towers.

• 4
  Casa Botter

  Istanbul's first Art Nouveau building, designed by Raimondo D'Aronco in 1901 for the Sultan's court tailor.

• 5
  SALT Beyoğlu

  A six-storey cultural centre at 136 İstiklal Caddesi, offering free admission Tuesday to Sunday, with exhibition spaces, a cinema, a bookshop and food and drink programmes.

• 6
  Grand Pera / Madame Tussauds Istanbul

  A contemporary shopping and arts destination within the historic Cercle d'Orient building on İstiklal Caddesi, restored in 2016, and home to Istanbul's Madame Tussauds wax museum.

• 7
  Holland Palace (Dutch Consulate)

  The Dutch Consul General's official residence on İstiklal Caddesi for over 150 years, featuring gardens, reception rooms, a gallery, a ballroom and a chapel open to the public.