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WELCOME TO SELLER PAYITAHT'S LIBRARY!!! On the occasion of Istanbul's designation as the 'European Capital of Culture for 2010', this book is a contribution in the efforts to further familiarize the world with the city. Contents: Topography of Istanbul, the Capital of Three Empires Capital of the Byzantine Empire: Constantinopolis - City Walls of Istanbul - Byzantine Palaces - Roads, Squares and Monuments - Byzantine Cisterns - Byzantine Churches and Monasteries - Hagia Eirene - Hagia Sophia - Chora Monastery Ottoman Period in Istanbul - Ottoman Mosques in Istanbul - Suleymaniye Mosque - Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Tombs of the Sultans - Aqueducts, Fountains and Baths - Castles, Towers and Fortresses - Ottoman Palaces - Topkapi Palace - Dolmabahçe Palace - Kiosks and Summer Palaces - Waterside Mansions by the Bosphorus - Inns and Bazaars - Museums of Istanbul - Istanbul Archaeological Museums - Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
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- PublisherAksit Yayincilik
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 9757039632
- ISBN 13 9789757039631
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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Capital of Cultures:Istanbul.
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Aksit Kultur ve Turizm Yayincilik, 2009
ISBN 10: 9757039632
ISBN 13: 9789757039631
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 250 pp. Color ills. 40x31 cm. In English. Seller Inventory # Ist395
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Capital of cultures Istanbul.
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Istanbul: Aksit Kultur ve Turizm Yayincilik, 2009., Istanbul:, 2009
ISBN 10: 9757039632
ISBN 13: 9789757039631
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. AKSIT, ILHAN Capital of cultures Istanbul. Istanbul: Aksit Kultur ve Turizm Yayincilik, 2009. Oblong 4to., 248 p., color ills. In English. Original binding. Dust wrapper. Very good Oversize and very heavy volume. Please contact for postage cost. ISBN: 9789757039631 CATALOG: Istanbul / Constantinople KEYWORDS: Istanbul - Constantinople History of art Archaeology Byzantium Ottoman culture Architecture Istanbul which is located at the cross-section of Asia and Europe as the only city in the world that connects two continents has been a settlements of strategic importance all through its history. In its long history, the city was home for civilizations with many different religious and cultural backgronuds which endowed it with the characteristic of being a unique mosaic of the remains of all those cultures. Nowhere else in the world, in fact, there is another city that can compete with it in terms of the rch and generous natural gfts and the traces of all of hose different cultures. In 1985, Istanbul was taken into the World Heritage Sites list of Unesco owing to the fame it earned with its unique status and locatin. Afterwards in 2010, it was appointed as 'European Cultural Capital'. We hope that you will enjoy the present work which has been prepared for the purpose of presenting Istanbul which left its trace in the history as a renowned museum city and is one of the most important metropolitan cities in the world today, not only in its past but also in its universal and current status with the accompaniment of pictures each of which displays an artistic mastery and taste. Seller Inventory # 66131
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Capital of cultures Istanbul.
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Istanbul: Aksit Kultur ve Turizm Yayincilik, 2009., Istanbul:, 2009
ISBN 10: 9757039632
ISBN 13: 9789757039631
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Seller: BOSPHORUS BOOKS, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hardcover. Condition: New. AKSIT, ILHAN Capital of cultures Istanbul. Istanbul: Aksit Kultur ve Turizm Yayincilik, 2009. Oblong 4to., 248 p., color ills. In English. Original binding. Dust wrapper. New Oversize and very heavy volume. Please contact for postage cost. ISBN: 9789757039631 CATALOG: Istanbul / Constantinople KEYWORDS: Istanbul - Constantinople History of art Archaeology Byzantium Ottoman culture Architecture Istanbul which is located at the cross-section of Asia and Europe as the only city in the world that connects two continents has been a settlements of strategic importance all through its history. In its long history, the city was home for civilizations with many different religious and cultural backgronuds which endowed it with the characteristic of being a unique mosaic of the remains of all those cultures. Nowhere else in the world, in fact, there is another city that can compete with it in terms of the rch and generous natural gfts and the traces of all of hose different cultures. In 1985, Istanbul was taken into the World Heritage Sites list of Unesco owing to the fame it earned with its unique status and locatin. Afterwards in 2010, it was appointed as 'European Cultural Capital'. We hope that you will enjoy the present work which has been prepared for the purpose of presenting Istanbul which left its trace in the history as a renowned museum city and is one of the most important metropolitan cities in the world today, not only in its past but also in its universal and current status with the accompaniment of pictures each of which displays an artistic mastery and taste. Seller Inventory # 60353
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