🚇 Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel

Turkey · Asia · 41.04°N, 29.04°E

The Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel is a historic tunnel under the Beylerbeyi Palace in Beylerbeyi neighborhood of the Üsküdar district in Istanbul, Turkey connecting Üsküdar with Beylerbeyi and Çengelköy. It was built to separate the palace from the main road. Commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II in 1829 and completed in 1832, the tunnel is situated under a hill on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, which is today the terrace garden of the later-built Beylebeyi Palace.

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Quick facts

Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	41.04°N, 29.04°E · view on map

Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel is located in Turkey, in Asia.

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