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Book Synopsis'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.
Trade ReviewThe best travel guide to Istanbul * The Times *
A guide book that reads like a novel * The New York Times *
Table of ContentsList 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
