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Encyclopedia > Levent
Levent financial district
View from Sporcular Park
A double decker commuter bus on Taksim Square, running between the European and Asian districts of Istanbul, with a Turkcell advertisement showing Levent financial district and the Bosphorus Bridge, as seen from Nakkaştepe Hill on the Asian side of the Bosphorus
Levent in winter
Street level view of Levent as seen from the entrance of Metrocity
Street level view of Levent as seen from the entrance of Metrocity
Levent in April 2007
Levent in April 2007

Levent is one of the main business districts of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It is a part of the borough of Beşiktaş. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Cumhuriyet Aniti located in the middle of Taksim Square Taksim Square (Turkish: Taksim Meydanı) situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major shopping, tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops and hotels. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... // Turkcell (NYSE: TKC) is a mobile phone operator in Turkey, currently the countrys largest. ... View of the Asian side The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: BoÄŸaziçi Köprüsü or ) is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: BoÄŸaziçi). ... Bosphorus - photo taken from International Space Station. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 334 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 427 pixel, file size: 231 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Levent financial district in Istanbul on February 8, 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 334 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 427 pixel, file size: 231 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Levent financial district in Istanbul on February 8, 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 682 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (873 × 768 pixel, file size: 389 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Street level view of Levent financial district in Istanbul, as seen from the entrance of Metrocity Shopping Mall File history Legend: (cur) = this is the... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 682 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (873 × 768 pixel, file size: 389 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Street level view of Levent financial district in Istanbul, as seen from the entrance of Metrocity Shopping Mall File history Legend: (cur) = this is the... Metrocity, opened in May 2003, is a modern shopping mall in the finance and business quarter of 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 388 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 496 pixel, file size: 272 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Skyline of Levent financial district in Istanbul as seen from Sporcular Park, April 10, 2007 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 388 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 496 pixel, file size: 272 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Skyline of Levent financial district in Istanbul as seen from Sporcular Park, April 10, 2007 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... This article is about a district in Ä°stanbul. ...


Levent is in direct competition with the nearby Maslak business district for new skyscraper projects. One of the major skyscraper clusters of the city is located here, well hidden behind the hills of the Bosphorus, and not disturbing the atmosphere of the historical peninsula of Constantinople, which is at quite a distance. Skyline of Maslak business district at sunset Maslak is one of the main business districts of Istanbul, Turkey, located in the northern European part of the city. ... Bosphorus - photo taken from International Space Station. ... Map of Constantinople. ...


Levent[1] hosts the tallest completed skyscraper of Turkey, the 52-floor İş Bankası Tower 1[2] which has a height of 181m (195m including the flag spire on top). The tallest skyscraper currently under construction in Levent is the 54-floor Sapphire[3], which will reach a structural height of 238 meters (261 meters including its antenna). The tallest skyscrapers that are planned to be built in Levent are the Dubai Towers Istanbul[4] twins which will be constructed by Sama Dubai. The 94-floor and 74-floor twin towers will rise on top of a 7-floor shopping mall, reaching a total of 101 and 81 floors above ground, respectively. The 52-floor Isbank (Is Bankasi) Tower 1 is the tallest building in Turkey and the Balkan peninsula (southeastern Europe). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dubai Towers Istanbul (or DTI) is a skyscraper project that is currently awaiting approval to be built in the district of Levent in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Dubai Holding is a holding company that belongs to Government of Dubai (Al Maktoum family). ...


Levent is also a common name for men in Turkey. The name derives from Levend (Marine Soldier) of the Ottoman Navy. Levend itself has derived from Levantino (Levantine) which means Person from the Levant (East Mediterranean) in Italian. This was how the Italians (Venetians) used to call the Ottoman sailors, a name which was also embraced by the Ottoman Turks themselves [5]. Seal of the Turkish Navy Turkish Navy (Turkish: ) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. ... The Levant is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in Southwest Asia south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and in the east, the north Arabian Desert and Mesopotamia. ... The Levant The Levant (IPA: /lÉ™vænt/) is an imprecise geographical term historically referring to a large area in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and by the northern Arabian Desert and Upper Mesopotamia to the east. ... Borders of the Republic of Venice in 1796 Capital Venice Language(s) Venetian, Latin Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic Doge  - 1789–97 Ludovico Manin History  - Established 697  - Treaty of Zara June 27, 1358  - Treaty of Leoben April 17, 1797 * Traditionally, the establishment of the Republic is dated to 697. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy [[Category:Former monarchies}}|Ottoman Empire, 1299]] Sultans  - 1281–1326...


See also

Opening ceremony of Kanyon Shopping Mall (center of the photo) in Istanbuls Levent financial district, 30 May 2006. ... Opening ceremony of Kanyon Shopping Mall (center of the photo) in Istanbuls Levent financial district, 30 May 2006. ...

External links

  • Emporis: Skyscrapers of Levent financial district

References and notes

  1. ^ Emporis: Levent
  2. ^ Emporis: Isbank Tower 1
  3. ^ Emporis: Sapphire
  4. ^ Emporis: Dubai Towers Istanbul
  5. ^ Türk Tarihi: Levent
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and the skyline of Levent financial district
   
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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and the skyline of Levent financial district

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The Hungarian Pagan Revolt of 1046 and the Martyrdom of Bishop Gellért (1635 words)
The pagan Levente and the Christian András joined forces with the rebels for a short time, but when the pagans started a war against Christians and killed the bishops on the banks of the Danube River, András turned against them with the help of the Christians and the Russians in his escort.
In the name of the whole country, they sent messengers to András and Levente in Russia, asking them to come home to Hungary and defend the people from the angry Germans, assuring them that the whole country was waiting for them and would follow them whole-heartedly, as they would a royal family.
András and Levente let the people follow their hearts and become lost as their ancestors were, otherwise they would not have fought on their side against King Peter.
Synthesizer music by Levente (391 words)
One-man band Levente was among the first artists to close a non-exclusive publishing deal with the newly established PeopleSound label last year.
The tracks lead the listener from the ambience of the urban environment through peaceful, but often grandious landscapes to an ethereal mountain summit, by the means of sonic landscapes that vary from symphonic and electronic passages to meditative New Age harmonies, with many Hungarian folk influences present in the musical discourse.
Levente breathes his inspiration into each one of his compositions creating a thirst for more that few listeners can resist.
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