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sunset over the mosques of Istanbul

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:11:28 -0800

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Istanbul , Turkey

The birds

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:15:26 -0800

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Galata , Istanbul

This is Istanbul...

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:35:46 -0800

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Istanbul , historically also known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city in Turkey and fifth largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.8 million. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European and on the Asian sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents.
In its long history, Istanbul has served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330–395), the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010. The historic areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.

golden sky covers Istanbul

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:57:40 -0800

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Istanbul , Turkey

view of Istanbul from Galata Tower

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:11:30 -0800

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Dedicated to my friend Alev .
The Galata Tower was built in1384. It was the highpoint in the city walls of the Genoese colony called Galata. During the first centuries of Ottoman era the Galata tower was occupied by a detachment of Janissaries, the elite corps of the Turkish Army. In the sisteenth century the tower was used to house prisoners of war, who were usualy consigned as galley slaves in the ottoman arsenal at Kasimpasa on the golden horn. During the reign of Selim 2nd (1566-1574) the Galata Tower was used as an observation point by the renowed Turkish astronomer Takiuddin, who had his main observatory in Pera. In the following century, during the reign of Mustafa 2nd (1695 - 1703) the seyhulislam Feyzulah efendi tried to set up an astronomical observatory in the tower with with the aid of a Jesuit priest. The Galata Tower was reconstructed on a number of occasions in the Ottoman period, most notably, after a great fire that destroyed much of Galata in 1794 (during the reign of Selim III) and by Mahmut II in 1832. the tower's conical cap was blown off during a storm in 1875, and it was not replaced in the subsequent restoration. The tower was used as a fire- control station until 1964, when it was closed for restoratiom before being opened in 1967 as a tourist attraction. The conical cap was replaced in this restoration, giving the tower much the same appearance as it had in Genoese times, though retaining the changes in fenestration and other structual aspects done in the Ottoman period.

silhouettes against sky

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:14:07 -0800

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pharos in Thermaikos

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:21:41 -0800

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Kalamaria , Thessaloniki

warm waterfall in autumn

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:23:39 -0800

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Pozar , Greece

fishing on the Galata bridge in Istanbul

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:29:17 -0800

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The Galata Bridge is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels.
The first recorded bridge over the Golden Horn in Istanbul was built during the reign of Justinian the Great in the 6th century, close to the area near the Theodosian Land Walls at the western end of the city. In 1453, during the Fall of Constantinople, the Turks assembled a mobile bridge by placing their ships side by side across the water, so that their troops could move from one side of the Golden Horn to the other.
The first Galata Bridge at the mouth of the waterway was constructed in 1845 by Valide Sultan, the mother of Sultan Abdülmecid (1839-1861) and used for 18 years. It was known as the Cisr-i Cedid or New Bridge to distinguish it from the earlier bridge further up the Golden Horn, which became known as the Cisr-i Atik or Old Bridge.

Marmara Hotel Istanbul

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:42:11 -0800

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Taksim Square , Turkey

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:51:02 -0800

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He's going home.... another day gone...

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:26:15 -0800

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Thessaloniki , Greece

coming down straight to me...

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:13:20 -0800

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running along the seaside at sunset

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:21:13 -0800

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Thessaloniki , Greece

winter color explosion

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:36:06 -0800

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Thessaloniki , Greece

man looking out to the golden waters in the fading light

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:04:31 -0800

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Thessaloniki , Greece

tearing the golden sky

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:36:45 -0800

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boat remembers the days when crossing the sea and lost forever

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:39:48 -0700

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Kalamaria , Thessaloniki

let the sun shine...

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:35:59 -0700

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Heliograpy group

the wind is about to blow the dry grass

nobody@flickr.com (maios) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:20:18 -0700

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Heliography group