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| John Potter | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Istanbul, the Bosporus, the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
Above is the Blue Mosque late into sunset looking south to the Sea of Marmara
 Our cappuccino and croissants café at Galata |
 Strolling from Taksim to Galata |
 Sometimes store windows are utterly irresistible. |
 Streetwares |
 The long climb to Galata |
 This is a bit like the nexus of life |
 A subway minstrel making wonderful music. |
 Pick your direction, take your tram you can go anywhere! |
 Entrance to the funicular to just above Galata |
 ...and the funicular itself |
 The Galata Tower from the roof of our apartment (thanks to Fatih) |
 Also from our rooftop, looking across the Golden Horn |
 The Bosporus Bridge from our rooftop |
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 Looking down our street from the apartment entrance. |
 Right underneath the urban station sign is the entrance to our apartment. |
 ....and in our apartment, the kitchen. |
 ...and the main dining room. |
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 From the bottom of our street looking up toward Galata |
 In the shadow of the Galata tower. |
 Another of those Galata dogs |
 Istanbul subway graffiti |
 A tram heading toward the funicular which takes you down to the Galata Bridge level level |
 The new mosque (Yeni Cami) on the shores of the Golden Horn from the Galata Tower |
 Yeni Cami Mosque at night |
 looking across the two layered Galata bridge toward the Galata tower |
 A very wide-angle view of the Golden Horn and the mosques beyond. |
 Looking across the Golden Horn from the Galata Tower... |
 Fishing rods and minarets and Yeni Cami Mosque |
 The daily rod ritual on Galata Bridge |
 Yeni Cami Mosque close by the Galata Bridge |
 Cross the Galata Bridge to Eminonu, look back and you will see the tower. |
 The New Mosque (Yeni Cami) |
 Yeni Cami Mosque... |
 Eminonu: Outermost Spice Market, gulls at the ready! |
 The beginning of an exploration of the Spice Bazaar |
 Twilight approaches, shopping gets feverish… |
 Spices out to dry... |
 Spice people, spice people come in all shapes and sizes… |
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 See how far back this particular alley stretches, it's easy to get lost |
 Endless varieties of spice |
 It is not uncommon to find these intricate designs over some of the portals in the Blue Mosque |
 One minaret of the Blue Mosque |
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 Towering over the Golden Horn |
 Galata soars... |
 Night overtakes the Golden Horn |
 The ever changing fountain...... |
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 Topkapi Palace detail |
 Vanity Fair would go nuts! |
 Detail of Blue Mosque minaret |
 In Sultanahmet Square where.... |
 On the second floor of Haghia Sophia, taking in its enormity. |
 The Mihrab… indicating the direction of Mecca |
 Looking toward ground level and the nave. |
 The ground floor of Haghia Sophia |
 Mosaic depicting the Archangel Gabriel |
 The triangular concave areas at the base of the dome are Mosaics of six winged seraphim |
 A striking mosaic of the Virgin with the infant Jesus on her lap. |
 Age takes its toll, but its magnificence is undiminished |
 Part of the Deesis mosaic in the South Gallery |
 The dome, 184 feet above the camera. |
 From the ground floor looking up at the gallery floor and the upper walls and domes |
 The Blue Mosque from Haghia Sophia |
 Blue Fountain, Blue Mosque |
 The first of several shots inside the Blue Mosque |
 One of the magnificent mosaic pillars in the Blue Mosque |
 The dome of the Blue Mosque |
 Twilight approaches. |
 Heading for the cruise |
 Preparing for a cruise on the Bosporus |
 Haghia Sophia towers over the Galata Bridge |
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