Istanbul Travel Pictures
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1. A glass-gold mosaic in the Hagia Sophia Museum
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST01AyaSophiaGoldMosaic.JPG2. The Beylerbey Summer Palace
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST02BeylerbeyiPalaceExt.JPG3. An interior fountainin the Beylerbey Palace
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST03BeylerbeyiPalaceInt.JPG4. The Beylerbey Palace grand interior staircase
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST04Beylerbeyi_Palace.JPG5. Interior of the Blue Mosque
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST05BlueMosqueInternal.jpg6. Porch of the Blue Mosque
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST06Blue_Mosque.JPG7. The Bosphorus with the suspension bridge in the distance
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST07Bosp6.jpg8. The bridge from the heights above the eastern shore
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST08BosphorusBridge.jpg9. Light maritime traffic through the Bosphorus
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST09BosphorusTraffic.JPG10. One of several brassworks shops in the Grand Bazaar
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST10BrassShop.JPG11. A raised porch in the Topkapi Harem
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST11CAWTKWTopkapiHarem.JPG12. The underground Byzantine cistern lit for dramatic effect
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST12Cistern_Red.JPG13. A gold-buying lesson
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST13GoldBuyingLessons.JPG14. One of the alleys in the Grand Bazaar. The Bazaar reputedly has several thousand shops
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST14GrandBazaar2.jpg15. Many shops in the Grand Bazaar cater only to the tourist trade
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST15Grand-Bazaar.jpg16. The "Cafe First Class" at the entrance to the Grand Bazaar
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST16GrandBazaarCoffeehuose.JPG17. Hagia Sophia Museum -- built as a church, converted to a Mosque, now de-sacralised
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST17HagiaSophia.jpg18. Another view of Hagia Sophia
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST18HagiaSophiaExternal.jpg19. Inside Hagia Sophia, lit by sunlight
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST19HSophiaDome.jpg20. Tourist map of Istanbul
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST20IstambulMap.jpg21. Jasper Chalice now in St. Mark Cathedral in Venice after being stolen by crusaders
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST21JasperChaliceEmpRoman.jpg22. In front of a sausage and caviar shop in the Grand Bazaar
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST22MMDTKWGrandBazaar.JPG23. Inside Hagia Sophia -- view from the balcony with artificial light
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST23Hagia-Sophia.jpg24. Back side of the "Egyptian" Spice Bazaar
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST24spice-bazaar.jpg25. Spices displayed in a Spice Bazaar stall -- all tourists are assumed to be English speakers
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST25SpiceBazaar.JPG26. Spices and several varieties of Apple Tea
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST26SpiceBazaar2.JPG27. Front entrance to the Spice Bazaar
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST27SpiceBazaarFront.jpg28. A display of Turkish/Middle-Eastern pastries -- Spice Bazaar
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST28SpiceBazaarSweets.JPG29. On of many medieval and Byzantine mosaics at St. Savior in Chora church
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST29StSavioriInChoraMosaic.JPG30. The undistinguished exterior of St. Savior in Chora church
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST30StSaviorInChora.jpg31. St. Stephen of the Bulgars Orthodox church, looks like masonry, but built entirely of cast iron in 1871
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST31StStephenBulgars.jpg32. Interior of the Sulemaniye mosque
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST32SuleymaniyeMosqueInt.JPG33. Exterior of the Sulimaniye Mosque
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST33SuleymanMosque.jpg34. "Heritage Tram" -- one hundred years old, restored and put back into service
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST34TaksimTram.jpg35. The Byzantine undergound cistern is open for tours (several good restaurants in the immediate area)
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST35TKWCAWCistern.JPG36. The Topkapi Harem courtyard
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST36TKWTopkapiHarem.JPG37. Hire a guide, and then do your map work! On a boat crossing the Bosphorus
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST37TKWKidsMapWork.JPG38. Aerial view of the Topkapi Palace compound
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST38TOPKAPI11.JPG39. A jeweled water flask in the Topkapi Treasury
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST39TopkapiCanteen.JPG
(Also see http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/topkapi3.html for more information on the Treasury.)40. The famous Topkapi Emerald Dagger -- Topkapi Treasury. This was one of the 200+ items from the Topkapi Museum that was in the Corcoran exhibition in 2000.
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST40TopkapiDagger.jpg
(Also see http://www.corcoran.org/exhibitions/previous_results.asp?Exhib_ID=33 for the Corcoran Exhibition.)41. Inside the Enderun Library -- Topkapi
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST41TopkapiEnderunInternal.jpg42. Enderun Library view -- Topkapi
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST42TopkapiEnderunLibrary.jpg43. Gate of the White Eunuchs -- Topkapi
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST43TopkapiGateWhiteEunuch.jpg44. Topkapi Festival Throne -- Caliph's public audience throne
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST44TopkapiFestivalThrone.jpg45. Entrance to the Topkapi harem
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST45TopkapiHaremEntrance.jpg46. Tourism entrance to the Topkapi compound -- formerly the "Military Gate"
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST46TopkapiPalaceGate.jpg47. The Piri Ries map of the Atlantic -- first known map that mentions the Columbus voyages
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST47TopkapiPiriReisMap.jpg
(see also http://www.mmdtkw.org/VEarlyColumbus.html about the map)48. The Spoonmaker Diamond --Topkapi Treasury
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST48TopkapiSpoonmakerDiam.jpg
(see also http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/spoonmakersdiamond.html)49. Another view of the Heritage Tram
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST49Tram.jpg50. Turkey locator map
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST50TurkeyMap.jpg51. The back end of the underground cistern
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST51UndergroundCistern.jpg52. A Medusa column capital, upended and just laying about in the underground cistern
http://www.mmdtkw.org/IST52UndergroundCisternMedu.jpg
