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Pera Museum vs Sehzade Mehmet Mosque

Pera Museum and Sehzade Mehmet Mosque are both endorsed by writers. Overall, Pera Museum ranks marginally better than Sehzade Mehmet Mosque. Pera Museum comes in at #11 in Istanbul with approval from 6 reviewers such as Time Out, Let's Go and Michelin Guide.

Pera Museum
Pera Museum
8 / 10
Mesrutiyet Cad. No.65, Tepebaşı, Istanbul 34443, Turkey
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Fodor's Fodor's
"A small private museum housed in a grand 1893 building (the former Bristol Hotel), the Pera showcases a diverse range of exhibits." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Head to this museum to admire works from Suna and İnan Kıraç's splendid collection of paintings featuring Turkish Orientalist themes." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Set in a lavish 19th-century mansion overlooking the Golden Horn, the privately funded museum stages exhibitions such as a show of Kutahya pottery and Orientalist portraits from the late Ottoman era." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Located on five floors in the heart of Old Pera, the Pera Museum houses a small but solid collection of Kütahya ceramics." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"The museum’s best-known painting is Osman Hamdi Bey’s strangely funny The Tortoise Trainer, which the Pera bought for $3.5 million in 2004." Full review
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Sehzade Mehmet Mosque
Sehzade Mehmet Mosque
8 / 10
Sehzadebasi Cad., Vefa, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The medium-sized Şehzade Camii was built for Süleyman the Magnificent's eldest son, Prince Mehmet, who died of smallpox in 1543 at age 22." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Süleyman the Magnificent built this mosque between 1543 and 1548 as a memorial to his son, Mehmet, who died of smallpox in 1543 at the age of 22." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Perched on the third hill of Istanbul, the elegant silhouette of Suleyman's mosque rises gracefully towards the sky, via a magnificent profusion of domes." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"What was at the time considered a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture is now merely a footnote to Sinan's subsequent great works." Full review