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Örme Dikilitaş, Mahmutpaşa
15° · Overcast nowBest time: 8 am
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Örme Dikilitaş

  • 4.61.2k reviews
  • Free
  • Open now

Masonry obelisk in Sultanahmet Square, surviving from the ancient Hippodrome and once clad in gilded bronze plates.

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Örme Dikilitaş in short

When is Örme Dikilitaş open?

Open 24 hours, every day. Hours checked on 1 November 2026.

When is the best time to visit Örme Dikilitaş?

It's at its best mornings and afternoons. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.

Is Örme Dikilitaş indoors or outdoors?

Outdoors: best on a dry day.

Is Örme Dikilitaş good for kids?

Yes, it welcomes children.

How much does Örme Dikilitaş cost?

It's free to visit.

Do you need to book Örme Dikilitaş?

No, you can walk in.

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How long do you need at Örme Dikilitaş?

About 15 minutes.

Where is Örme Dikilitaş?

Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet Parkı No:5, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul.

Is Örme Dikilitaş wheelchair accessible?

Accessibility: wheelchair accessible entrance.

Status, rating and hours checked on 1 November 2026; kids, cost, booking and setting verified by the Wedar team. Where our data comes from

Right now · 6:30 am

Why it fits right now

Better later, at 8 am.

It works now, but the weather or the hour suits it more later.

In its favour

  • Best in the morning
  • Outdoors

15°

Overcast

Feels
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Wind
2km/h
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  2. 8amOvercast15°
  3. 9amOvercast16°

The next five days

Best time to go

Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.

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Plan your visit

Hours

Open now
mondayToday
Open 24 hours
tuesday
Open 24 hours
wednesday
Open 24 hours
thursday
Open 24 hours
friday
Open 24 hours
saturday
Open 24 hours
sunday
Open 24 hours

Hours checked 1 Nov

Where and how

  1. 1 Örme Dikilitaş
  2. 2 Obelisk of Theodosius · 1 min
  3. 3 Turkish & Islamic Arts Museum · 1 min
  4. 4 Ozi Pizza and Pasta · 2 min
  5. 5 Sultanahmet Square · 2 min
Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet Parkı No:5, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul(opens the map)DirectionsTo Mahmutpaşa

Good to know

  • Outdoors
  • Free to visit
  • Walk-ins welcome
  • Allow about 15 min
  • Step-free entrance

From visitors and the venue

What it's like

4.6from 1.2k reviews

Known for

  • Hippodrome monument
  • Masonry construction
  • Constantine VII
  • Lost bronze cladding

Around Mahmutpaşa

Nearby

Within about a 15-minute walk.

For the next three hours

What to wear to go there now

Leave with a light layer. Rain shell until 7 am. Umbrella until 7 am.

Your full outfit
  • Light layerThe whole time
  • Rain shellUntil 7 am
  • UmbrellaUntil 7 am