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Miniatürk

Museums ·Istanbul ·Open now
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About

Miniaturk is an open-air miniature park on Istanbul’s northeastern Golden Horn shore, with 136 models of landmarks from Turkey and former Ottoman territories.

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Why go

  • Hagia Sophia, Galata Tower, Safranbolu Houses and Sumela Monastery in miniature.
  • Models of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, which no longer stand at their original sites.

Opening hours

Today09:00 – 18:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 18:00
Tuesday09:00 – 18:00
Wednesday09:00 – 18:00
Thursday09:00 – 18:00
Friday09:00 – 18:00
Saturday09:00 – 18:00
Sunday09:00 – 18:00

Know before you go

  • Open daily from 09:00 to 18:00.

What's inside

  • A main building with merchandise for sale.
  • A restaurant and café on the grounds.
  • An outdoor performance area.
  • A section with caravanserais, bridges, tombs, fortresses, palaces, monuments, mosques, churches, railway stations and synagogues.
  • A moving entertainment attraction tells six fairy tales.
  • A simulation offers helicopter tours of Turkey and Istanbul with wind, rain, snow and touch effects.

With kids

  • The children's area has a maze and a chess space.

Tips for your visit

  • Use the multilingual labels or mobile app for information about the models.
  • The main entrance is above the models and gives a view across the park.

Tours and audio guides

Model information
Nine languages Available through labels and a mobile app.

Interesting facts2

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  1. 25 scale

    The models are built at a 1:25 scale across 15,000 square metres of exhibition space within 60,000 square metres of grounds.

    Miniatürk - Wikipedia
  2. 60 sites

    The collection includes 60 sites from Istanbul, 63 from Anatolia and 13 from former Ottoman territories outside Turkey.

    Miniatürk - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

Its collection brings together models of landmarks from Turkey and former Ottoman territories, including structures that no longer survive at their original sites.

  1. 2003Miniaturk opened on 2 May as an open-air museum.

Sources: Miniatürk - Wikipedia · Istanbul/Galata - Wikivoyage (see) · Miniatürk - Anasayfa · Miniatürk - Wikipedia · Miniatürk - Wikipedia · Miniatürk - Wikipedia · checked 28 Oct 2026

Where
İmrahor Caddesi No.7 Örnektepe Mahallesi, Istanbul

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Questions and answers

What are Miniaturk’s opening hours?

Open daily from 09:00 to 18:00.

How do I get to Miniaturk from central Istanbul?

Can children visit Miniaturk?

Children can steer or race remote-controlled boats in the pool, use the maze and chess space, and see the fairy-tale attraction.

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