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Istanbul Archaeology Museum

Attraction Type: 
off-beat

The artefacts here come from the Topkapı collections and include the stunning sarcophagi finds made in Sidon's Royal Necropolis (in Lebanon) by Ottoman archaeologist Osman Hamdi Bey. There's also a wealth of ancient sarcophagi, statuary and monuments from important pre-Islamic sites throughout Turkey, Syria and Iraq on display.

Address: 
Alemdar Caddesi Osman Hamdi Bey Yokuşu Sok,
Istanbul,
Turkey
Telephone: 
+90 212 527 2700
Website: 
https://muze.gen.tr/muze-detay/arkeoloji
Opening times: 

Daily 0900-1900

Admission fees: 

Yes

Disabled access: 
Yes
Unesco: 
No

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