City Walls of Istanbul
by ghislain69
This work on the walls of old Istanbul includes the land walls. The old city was enclosed by walls on four sides and the walls are usually described as land walls and sea walls. Considering the fact that the city is located on a peninsula, only one side of the city had land-walls and the other three sides had sea-walls. The land walls the subject of this work stretches about 4 miles from the sea of Marmara down to the Golden Horn which is a water inlet off the Bosphorus. The land walls were built much stronger in comparison to the sea walls, because this was the main point of attack by the enemy. Actually, the city was taken by the turks from Byzantines from the point of land walls. The land walls were, for the most part, were built in the first half of the 5 C. during the reign of the emperor Theodisius II. The walls of Theodisius extend from the marble tower on the shore of the sea of Marmara to the palace of Porphyrogenitus. From this point down to the Golden horn, the land walls are somewhat complicated as they were built by different emperors at different times. To name some emperors who made contribution to the construction, in order of the walls from the palace to the golden horn are Manuel Comnenus, Isaac Angelus & Anemas, Heraclius and Leo. I will explain about the city walls in a separate work, now please enjoy the pictures.
Ritz Carlton at New Year Eve
by Gokcecicek
We went to Ritz Carlton to spend the night. I was deadly drunk and had terrible headache. We had to ask for painkiller from the reception desk however they were not allowed to give any. So we ordered from an open pharmacy. The room was great and was very luxurious.
Adress: Askerocagi Cad. No 15 Elmadag - Sisli - Ýstanbul
Tel: +90 212 334 44 44
Web adress: www.ritzcarlton.com.tr
November
by adinda
We went to Istanbul in November; a great time to be there. Not too many tourists, and not too many carpet-sellers to lure you into their shops. The weather was even quite nice (compared to the Netherlands in November)
The side streets of hilly Fener
by Tijavi
Besides the Churches of St Stephen of the Bulgars and that of the Orthodox Patriarchate as the main attractions, Fener is definitely not within the classic Istanbul itinerary. Yet the neighborhood, which is regarded as one of the exudes a charming feel complete with scenes of daily Istanbul life, smiling schoolkids, friendly folks, and yes, scent of fresh laundry hanging over traditional apartments, some lovingly restored, competing with kebaps grilling for lunch. And the views of the Golden Horn from Fener's hilly streets are just spectacular.
Once a domain of Greeks and Jews, Fener provides a rare glimpse into traditional residential streets of Istanbul that are fast disappearing with the advent of new real estate developments.
The fastest way to Fener is to take the small ferry that traverses the Golden Horn up to Eyup.
Cafer Aga Medrese
by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The Caferaga Medresseh is a former medresseh, located next to the Hagia Sophia. It was built in 1559 by Mimar Sinan by orders of Cafer Agha, a eunuch during the reign of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566). The medresseh, listed within the independent medressehs and having had a number of restorations until today, was changed by the Turkish Cultural Service Foundation in 1989 into a tourist centre.
You may watch my high resolution photo of Istanbul on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 41° 0' 36.19" N 28° 58' 43.68" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Cafer Aga Medrese.
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Fenerbahce Stadium
Ceiling Moasic
The interior - Jan 2010
airport in Istanbul
