It is featured in all travel pictures when you are travelling to Istanbul, however not many actually go to it. Most just passed by. It is a nice monument to look with awe and take pictures with. I actually went closer and touched it. A...More

The colossal two tier Aqueduct of Valens straddles the chaotic traffic that converges at Şehzadebaşi Cad: Macar Kardesler Cadd: and Atatürk Bulvari. Construction began under Emperor Constantine the Great and was completed in 378AD by Emperor Valens, to bring water to Eğrikapi, Kaligaria Gate, located...More

The Valens Aqueduct is outside the typical tourist spots in Istanbul in the Fatih area. It's worth a look, particularly when watching cars drive under this ancient waterway. There's a nice park along one side, Fatih Anik Parki.

A little out of the touristy parts of the city but we decided to walk it anyway as my husband wanted to get some photos. It was worthy of the walk and is certainly a grand sight in the city

The most amazing thing about the aqueduct is that Istanbul traffic continue to thunder under and around this incredible ancient monument. It is still part of city life, having stood the test of time. Seen with the city walls in the background, it has strong...More

The Valens Aqeduct, Bozdoğan Kemeri, completed by Roman emperor Vaens in the 4th Century A.D., itself is quite amazing as the most of its original structure is standing there, utilized for different purposes. It's even more interesting the neighborhood east of the Aqueduct is very...More

The aqueduct stands in the quarter of Fatih, and spans the valley between the hills occupied today by the Istanbul University and the Fatih Mosque. The surviving section is 921 metres long, about 50 metres less than the original length. Nothing else to see that...More

Off the beaten path of tourist activities, the aqueduct is a fascinating bit of history in the modern city. It would be better if there could be historic markers with information added along the way but if they are there we didn't see them.

The stone archways of the aqueduct towering over the traffic of Ataturk Blvd in the middle of the Fatih district is a dramatic collision of ancient and modern Istanbul. The remains of this 4th century engineering achievement are best viewed from where Macar Kardesler Cd...More

An impressive piece of Roman architecture and engineering. Constructed to supply the ancient city of Constantinople with water it is amazing to see how much of it has survived.