The famous statue)) there are always a lot of people nearby, a photo for memory)) This is a place for meetings and breakups. The bull is located in the epicenter of bars, shops, markets and just beautiful places.
Come, take a walk and be happy ❤
Beautiful area of 6 roads.
the reason why this statue was created in 1800 was the territory of Alsace and Lorraine, which could not be divided between France and Germany. This small but important region has been constantly changing hands between the French and the Germans for many years. The sculpture was built in Paris in 1864 by the French animalist sculptor Isidore Jules Bonheur to symbolize the victory won by France over Germany in the long-term war for this territory. It represents all the strength of the French with their anger and power. But the sculpture did not last long. In 1870, Bismarck's army recaptured the province, and the statue moved to the German capital as a trophy.
In Germany, the bull stayed for a short time. 40 years later, the German Emperor Wilhelm II presented the statue to Enver Pasha. So the statue turns out to be in Istanbul, originally it stood in the garden of the general's palace. After the defeat of the coalition in World War I, Enver Pasha flees abroad, and the statue is forgotten. 1953 the Hilton Hotel is being built, and the statue is moved to the hotel garden. The statue repeatedly changed its place (Harbiye, Taksim, Besiktas), until finally, in 1969, it was put in Kadikey. Initially, it stood in front of the current Kadıköy administration building (Kadıköy Belediyesi Meclis Binası, formerly. Iskele de Şehremaneti Binası), and in 1976 (according to other sources in 1987) took its present place on Altıyol Square.
All tourists stop next to the bull for a photo. Meetings are scheduled here, performances are arranged. A central place for tourists and locals. During football matches, a football uniform can be thrown on a bull.
The bull is cool, the granddaughter climbed all over, and hung on her tail..it helped out as a landmark ..In Istanbul, they lived in an apartment on Chilek Street.The bull is standing at the intersection where this street goes