Çamlıca Hill

Çamlıca Hill
Çamlıca Tepesi

A view of Çamlıca Hill behind the Bosphorus Bridge.
Elevation 268 m (879 ft)
Location
Çamlıca Hill

Location of Çamlıca Hill in Istanbul, Turkey.

Location Üsküdar, Istanbul
Coordinates 41°1′39″N 29°4′6″E / 41.02750°N 29.06833°ECoordinates: 41°1′39″N 29°4′6″E / 41.02750°N 29.06833°E

Çamlıca Hill (Turkish: Çamlıca Tepesi), aka Big Çamlıca Hill (Turkish: Büyük Çamlıca Tepesi) to differentiate from the nearby Little Çamlıca Hill (Turkish: Küçük Çamlıca Tepesi), is a hill in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey. Situated on the Asian part of the city at 268 m (879 ft) above sea level, Çamlıca Hill has a panoramic view of the southern part of Bosphorus and the mouth of Golden Horn.[1][2]

Public park on Çamlıca Hill.

The hill is a popular visitor attraction. There is historical-designed teahouses, cafes and a restaurant inside a public park with monumental trees, flower gardens and fountains, run by the Metropolitan Municipality.[2]

A television and several radio masts and towers stand atop the hill.[1] To remove the visual pollution caused by the masts, the construction of a 365.5 m (1,199 ft)-high television tower with a revolving restaurant at 202.5 m (664 ft) and two observation decks has been projected by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication in October 2014.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Büyük Çamlıca" (in Turkish). Istanbul Valiliği. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Çamlıca Sosyal Tesisleri" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi-Tesislerimiz. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Çamlıca Tepesi görüntü kirliliğinden kurtarılıyor". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  4. ↑ "Çamlıca Tepesi'ndeki antenler kaldırılacak!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2015-03-18.

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