Strolling Through Istanbul

Zusatztext A guide book that reads like a novel Informationen zum Autor Hilary Sumner-Boyd was professor of humanities at Robert College, Bosphorus University. John Freely (1926-2017) was born in New York and joined the US Navy at the age of seventeen, serving with a commando unit in Burma and China during the last years of World War II. He has lived in New York, Boston, London, Athens and Istanbul and has written over thirty travel books and guides, most of them about Greece and Turkey. Klappentext 'The best travel guide to Istanbul' - The Times Practical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know it best. This is the 2009 revised and updated edition of the classic guide to Istanbul, originally published thirty-seven years previously, which continues to inform and enchant visitors.Taking the reader on foot through this captivating city - European City of Culture 2010 - the authors describe the historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, in the context of the great living city.Woven throughout are vivid anecdotes, secret histories, hidden gems and every major place of interest the traveller will want to see. Vorwort A travel guide to Istanbul describing historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Zusammenfassung 'The best travel guide to Istanbul' - The Times Practical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know it best. This is the 2009 revised and updated edition of the classic guide to Istanbul, originally published thirty-seven years previously, which continues to inform and enchant visitors.Taking the reader on foot through this captivating city - European City of Culture 2010 - the authors describe the historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, in the context of the great living city.Woven throughout are vivid anecdotes, secret histories, hidden gems and every major place of interest the traveller will want to see. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps and PlansList of PlatesNotes on Turkish Words and SpellingTurkish SpellingAcknowledgementsPreface to the Revised EditionPreface to the First Edition 1. The View from the Bridge2. From the Galata Bridge to Haghia Sophia3. Haghia Sophia4. Topkapi Sarayi5. Through the Outer Gardens of the Saray6. Around the Blue Mosque7. From Haghia Sophia to Beyazit Square8. Through the Markets and Bazaars9. Around Beyazit and Sehzadebasi10. The Süleymaniye11. From the Galata Bridge to Sehzadebasi12. Around the Mosque of the Conqueror13. The Fifth and Sixth Hills14. Kariye Camii15. Along the Golden Horn16. The Seventh Hill17. Along the Land Walls18. Up the Golden Horn to Eyüp19. Üsküdar and the Princes' Islands20. Pera and Galata21. The Lower Bosphorus' European Shore22. The Bosphorus23. A Last Stroll Appendices Byzantine Emperors Ottoman Sultans Notes on Byzantine Architectural Forms Glossary of Turkish Architectural Terms Sinan's Extant Works in Istanbul Indexes ...

A guide book that reads like a novel

Préface
A travel guide to Istanbul describing historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.

Auteur
Hilary Sumner-Boyd was professor of humanities at Robert College, Bosphorus University. John Freely (1926-2017) was born in New York and joined the US Navy at the age of seventeen, serving with a commando unit in Burma and China during the last years of World War II. He has lived in New York, Boston, London, Athens and Istanbul and has written over thirty travel books and guides, most of them about Greece and Turkey.

Texte du rabat
'The best travel guide to Istanbul' - The Times Practical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know it best. This is the 2009 revised and updated edition of the classic guide to Istanbul, originally published thirty-seven years previously, which continues to inform and enchant visitors. Taking the reader on foot through this captivating city - European City of Culture 2010 - the authors describe the historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, in the context of the great living city. Woven throughout are vivid anecdotes, secret histories, hidden gems and every major place of interest the traveller will want to see.

Contenu

List of Maps and Plans List of Plates Notes on Turkish Words and Spelling Turkish Spelling Acknowledgements Preface to the Revised Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. The View from the Bridge 2. From the Galata Bridge to Haghia Sophia 3. Haghia Sophia 4. Topkapi Sarayi 5. Through 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 Sehzadebasi 10. The Süleymaniye 11. From the Galata Bridge to Sehzadebasi 12. Around the Mosque of the Conqueror 13. The Fifth and Sixth Hills 14. Kariye Camii 15. Along the Golden Horn 16. The Seventh Hill 17. Along the Land Walls 18. Up the Golden Horn to Eyüp 19. Üsküdar and the Princes' Islands 20. Pera and Galata 21. The Lower Bosphorus' European Shore 22. The Bosphorus 23. A Last Stroll Appendices Byzantine Emperors Ottoman Sultans Notes on Byzantine Architectural Forms Glossary of Turkish Architectural Terms Sinan's Extant Works in Istanbul Indexes