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| Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Turkey / Türkiye >> Istanbul >> Istanbul 1997 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 The Ottoman Sultan's Tugra, or seal |
 Aya Sofya, Istanbul, completed in 537 AD |
 Aya Sofya, converted to a mosque by the Ottomans |
 Aya Sofya, now a museum |
 Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia) |
 Byzantine artwork in the Aya Sofya |
 Ornate pavilion, Istanbul |
 Roof detail of pavilion |
 Theodosius' Obelisk from Karnak at the Ancient Hippodrome |
 Medusa head in the Byzantine Cistern, Istanbul |
 The Blue Mosque's 6 minarets are best seen from a distance |
 Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque) |
 Blue Mosque |
 Sultanahmet-Arasta Bazaar, Blue Mosque |
 Blue Mosque constructed 1609-1616 |
 Blue Mosque |
 Blue Mosque |
 Inside the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque |
 Sultan Ahmet's mausoleum |
 Sultan Ahmet's mausoleum |
 Gate of Salutations, Topkapi Palace, home of the Ottoman Sultans |
 Gate of Salutations, Topkapi Palace |
 Seal of the Sultan over the gate to Topkapi Palace |
 Second courtyard, Topkapi Palace |
 Tower of Justice, Topkapi Palace |
 Topkapi Palace |
 Courtyard of the Favourites, Harem, Topkapi Palace |
 Sultan's Salon, Harem, Topkapi Palace |
 Sultan's Salon, Harem, Topkapi Palace |
 Topkapi Palace |
 Throne Room, Topkapi Palace |
 Sultan's Tugra, Topkapi Palace |
 Archaeological Museum, Museum of Antiquities, Istanbul |
 Archaeological Museum, Museum of Antiquities, Istanbul |
 Sarcophagus of "Alexander", belonged to Seleucid king Abdalonymus (4C BC) |
 Kücük Ayasofya Mosque |
 Beautiful carpets in the Kücük Ayasofya Mosque |
 Old houses around Kücük Ayasofya |
 Old wooden house on Kücük Ayasofya |
 Selimiye Mosque, Kadirga Cad. |
 Orthodox Church, Istanbul |
 Entrance to the Grand Bazaar, Istabul |
 Grand Bazaar, Istabul |
 Grand Bazaar, Istabul |
 Grand Bazaar, Istabul |
 Near the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul |
 Beyazit Square, Istanbul Univeristy |
 Beyazit Square |
 Beyazit Square |
 Beyazit Mosque |
 Süleymaniye Mosque |
 Süleymaniye Mosque |
 Süleymaniye Mosque |
 Süleymaniye Mosque1550-1557 |
 Süleymaniye Mosque dome |
 Islamic cemetary outside the mausoleum of Süleyman the Magnificient |
 Tomb of Süleyman the Magnificient 1520-1566 |
 Valens Aquaduct (368 AD), Atatürk Blvd. |
 Istanbul |
 Byzantine Church of St. Savior in Chora |
 Interesting effect on the Dome, a bit like an iris |
 Dome of Church of St. Savior in Chora (Kariye Museum) |
 Church of St. Savior in Chora (Kariye Museum) |
 Church of St. Savior in Chora (Kariye Museum) |
 The Walls of Constantinople |
 Turkish ferry below Topkapi Palace, Istanbul |
 Süleymanye Mosque, The Golden Horn |
 French warship anchored off the Dolmabahce Palace |
 Topkai Palace, Istanbul |
 Usküdar, the Asian shore of Istanbul |
 Usküdar Fountain |
 Dolmabahce Palace |
 Dolmabahce Palace |
 Dolmabahce Palace, closed Mondays and Thursdays |
 Barbaros Memorial, Besiktas |
 Fatih Mehmet Bridge over the Bosphorus to Asia |
 Rumeli Hisari fortress 1452 |
 Turkish flag on a tower of the Rumeli Hisari |
 Rumeli Hisari fortress built by Mehmet II |
 Rumeli Hisari |
 Istanbul lost to Athens for the 2004 Olympics |
 Istanbul, Turkey |
 The basically worthless Turkish lira will soon lose 6 zeros (120,000 TL = 8 US cents) |
 Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Brian McMorrow | 04-Jan-2011 08:58 | |
| Fatih Gumus | 03-Jan-2011 16:52 | |
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