Istanbul Fact Sheet

Database: Historical Largest Cities of the World

Record Name City Country Year Become #1 Population Note Source
Constantinople (340 CE) Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey 500 400,000 Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press
Constantinople (Istanbul) (1127) Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey 1127 No Data Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press
Constantinople (Istanbul) (1153) Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey 1153 No Data Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press
Constantinople (Istanbul) (1650) Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey 1650 700,000 Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press

Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities

Record Name City Country Region Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) Source
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Istanbul Istanbul Turkey Asia 264 216 48 Cushman & Wakefield

Database: World's Tallest Buildings

Record Name City Country Height in Meters Height in Feet
Akbank Tower Istanbul Turkey 158 518

Database: World's Largest Shopping Malls

Record Name Year Opened City Country Region State Leasable Area (Square Feet) Total Area (Square Feet) Stores
Cevahir Istanbul 2005 Istanbul Turkey Europe 3.8 million 4.5 million 280

Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans

Record Name Year Constructed Country Bridge Location Length (Meters) Length (Feet) Note Source
Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Second Bosporus Bridge) 1988 Turkey Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Second Bosporus Bridge) Istanbul, Turkey 1,090 3,576 Wikipedia
Boğaziçi (First Bosporus Bridge) 1973 Turkey Boğaziçi (First Bosporus Bridge) Istanbul, Turkey 1,074 3,524 Wikipedia

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