Istanbul's historic fabric: the 1,800-year-old Cibali Gate and a 151-year-old school

Cibali Gate on the Golden Horn, part of the sea walls built in the 2nd century under Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, has stood for 1,800 years and is still in use. In Üsküdar, Sokullu Mehmet Paşa Primary School opened in 1875 as the Toptaşı Military Secondary School and has been teaching children for 151 years, with a verse inscription from the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz and the 1855 Acı Çeşme fountain in its garden.

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