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Aerial view of the Istanbul metropolitan area at night
The
Hagia Sophia in
Fatih , Istanbul's historic center
Nişantaşı shopping district in Istanbul
Bosphorus Bridge and skyline of the
Istanbul Central Business District
The list of urban centers in Istanbul lists the major clusters of retail, office, government, retail and dense residential buildings within the city limits of
Istanbul , including areas of the historic city center,
Fatih , as well as
edge cities built outside the historic core.
Important "
edge cities ", i.e. corridors and nodes of business and shopping centers and of tall residential buildings, include the
Istanbul Central Business District in and around Şisli; the
E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the
old airport , and on the Asian side,
Kozyatağı –
Ataşehir ,
Altunizade ,
Kavacik and
Ümraniye .
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European side
Historic city center areas
Beyoğlu district (historic Pera)
Galata Tower and part of
Beyoğlu district
İstiklal Avenue , originally the "Grand Rue de Péra", pedestrian shopping street of
Beyoğlu , formerly Pera
Taksim Square
Büyükdere Avenue runs through Beşiktaş, Şişli and Sarıyer districts, lined with residential and office towers and shopping complexes
Ortaköy Mosque and the
Bosphorus Bridge
Among Istanbul's many malls,
Kanyon is noted for its dramatic architecture.
Other areas on the European side
Giyimkent ("Clothing City")
Tekstilkent ("Textile City")
Eyüp district
Asian side
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