February 6, 2013 at 8:19 pm · Filed under Uncategorized and tagged: engraving, history, istanbul, miniature
here are a couple of my offers
the Imperial Square:
The Capital of the Late-Antiquity, the Medieval and the Early-Modern Worlds in Continuity as the Monumental Layers of a Glorious Past;
The Hippodrome of Constantinople + Hagia Spohia + Topkapi Palace + Sultan Ahmed Mosque + Grand (Covered) Bazaar
The Ottoman Modernity:
The Expanding City towards the Bosphorus along with the new Palaces during the Time of Great Changes of 19th Century, the New Tastes and Concerns of Modern Times;
The Dolmabahçe Palace + Bosphorus Cruise Tour + the Istanbul Archaeological Museums (the Yıldız Palace/the Egyptian -Spice- Market, the Istanbul Modern Museum)
the Museums & the “Pera” (the Other Side):
The Leading Families of Modern Turkey by their Marks on the City’s Heritage, after the very unique and liveliest district of historical Pera as a Center of Westernization through its Urbanization and Architeture
Sadberk Hanım & Sabancı Museums + Galata-Taksim Walking Tour + the Whirling Dervishes Performance