Cinci square
One block west of Little Hagia Sophia is the neat modern Cinci Meydani square.
![Cinci square Cinci Meydanı, Istanbul](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/470815/26384437.9c2/0_1654a7_b142cb1b_XXXL.jpg)
Previously, this place was a slum, and now you can see several partially abandoned houses surrounded by the square.
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In the center of the square is a large and ornate fountain made of white marble, surrounded by circular paths.
![Cinci square Cinci Meydanı, Istanbul](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/205820/26384437.9c2/0_1654a9_8105da74_XXXL.jpg)
The luxurious facade of the Antea Palace SPA hotel opens onto the square.
![Cinci square Cinci Meydanı, Istanbul](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/373630/26384437.9c2/0_1654a4_8de1697e_XXXL.jpg)
To the left of the hotel, Ottoman architectural classics have been preserved.
![Cinci square Cinci Meydanı, Istanbul](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/373630/26384437.9c2/0_1654a5_d4c62301_XXL.jpg)
A small house with a stone lower floor and an upper one made of wood.
![Cinci square Cinci Meydanı, Istanbul](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/370155/26384437.9c2/0_1654a6_260baab4_XL.jpg)
Large wooden residential building with a brick basement and a high porch.
![Cinci square Cinci Meydanı, Istanbul](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/205820/26384437.9c2/0_1654a8_32d4a0a0_XXXL.jpg)
The house was obviously built for a wealthy family that did not skimp on decorations.
![Cinci square Cinci Meydanı, Istanbul](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/467152/26384437.9c2/0_1654ab_dacd1c76_XXXL.jpg)
The beams supporting the upper floor are decorated with "caisson" carvings and Baroque swirls.
![Cinci square Cinci Meydanı, Istanbul](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/370155/26384437.9c2/0_1654ac_1676ea2f_XXXL.jpg)