572 Pages
by
Routledge
572 Pages
by
Routledge
572 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2005. Long acknowledged to be the 'best travel guide to Istanbul' (Times of London) this classic of travel literature is now available in a larger format in hardback binding. The work is both a useful and informative guide to the city with major useful monuments described in detail in terms of the history and architecture. Although the main emphasis of the book is on the... Read more
1 The View from the Bridge 2 From the Galata Bridge to Haghia Sophia 3 Haghia Sophia (Aya Sofya) 4 Topkapt Sarayt 5 The Outer Gardens of the Saray 6 Around the Blue Mosque 7 From Haghia Sophia to Beyazit Square 8 Through the Markets and Bazaars 9 Around Beyazit and Sehzade Basi 10 The Suleymaniye 11 From the Galata Bridge to Sehzade Basi 12 Around the Mosque of the Conqueror 13 The Fifth and Sixth Hills 15 Along the Golden Horn16 The Seventh Hill 17 Along the Land Walls 18 Up the Golden Horn to Eyup 19 Uskudar and the Princes' Isles 20 Pera and Galata 21 The Lower Bosphorus' European Shore 22 The Bosphorus
Biography
The late Hillary Sumner-Boyd was Professor of Humanities at Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey. John Freely.
