Saturday 10 April 2010

Istanbul, Turkey

The old city walls of Constantinople which surround Istanbul. More information here.

The Galata Tower, one of the tallest structures in Istanbul.

Red brick at Gloria Jean's on Istiklal Caddesi


Byzantine brick architecture inside the subterranean Basilica cistern, made famous due to being a location for the James Bond film From Russia with Love, 1963.

Medusa column base.
Brick structure in Sultamet.
Sign reads:
"Million"
This stone pillar is all that remains of a Byzantine triumphal arch from which road distances to all corners of the empire were once measured.
Date. IV Century AD

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