İstiklal Avenue
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İstiklal Avenue is a 1.4 kilometre (0.87 mi) pedestrian street in the historic Beyoğlu (Pera) district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the most famous avenues in the city. It acquired its modern name after the declaration of the Republic on 29 October 1923, İstiklal (Independence) commemorating Turkey's triumph in its War of Independence.
İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul
A nostalgic tram on İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul.
Çiçek Pasajı (Flower Passage), also known by its French name Cité de Péra, is one of the many historic buildings that adorn the avenue.
Pera Museum
Pedestrian zone
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Pedestrian zones are areas of a city or town restricted to use by people on foot or human-powered transport such as bicycles, with non-emergency motor traffic not allowed. Converting a street or an area to pedestrian-only use is called pedestrianisation.
Vienna's first pedestrian zone on the Graben (2018)
Pedestrian mall in Lima, Peru
The Galerie Vivienne in Paris
Pedestrianized area in Times Square, New York City