European Passage
Avrupa Passage is a place that even most people who have been to Istiklal Street several times don’t know. As the entrance of the passage is through the Fish Market in Beyoglu instead of the main street, only people who know the place beforehand visit it.
The big Beyoglu fire in 1870 caused a big change in the neighborhood. Avrupa Passage began to be built in the reconstruction phase of the neighborhood and it was completed in 1874.
The passage was built in the Renaissance style by an Austrian architect named Domenico Pulgher. The building is 56 meters tall and it houses 22 shops.
While you are in the passage, you can and should enjoy some amazing sculptures at the entrance of the shops. Moreover, the passage connects Beyoglu Fish Market to Mesrutiyet Street.
