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| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: vasilia Date: July 4, 2012, 3:59 pm | |
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| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: vasilia Date: July 10, 2012, 11:37 am | |
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| The <strong>Galata Tower</strong> (<em>Galata Kulesi</em> in | |
| Turkish) � called <em>Christea Turris</em> (the <em>Tower of | |
| Christ</em> in Latin) by the Genoese � is a medieval stone tower | |
| in the Galata district of Istanbul, Turkey just to the north of | |
| the Golden Horn. One of the city\'s most striking landmarks, it | |
| is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and | |
| affords a panoramic vista of Old Istanbul and its environs. The | |
| nine-story tower is 66.90 meters tall and was the city\'s | |
| tallest structure when it was built. There is a restaurant and | |
| caf� on its upper floors which commands a magnificent view of | |
| Istanbul and the Bosphorus. Also located on the upper floors is | |
| a nightclub which hosts a Turkish show. There are two operating | |
| elevators that carry visitors from the lower level to the upper | |
| levels. | |
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| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: vasilia Date: July 10, 2012, 4:03 pm | |
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| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: Meltem Date: July 11, 2012, 3:58 am | |
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| Do you mind if I steal a couple posts related to books for the | |
| All Things Books thread? They look wonderful!!! | |
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| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: Angel/Poyraz Date: July 11, 2012, 4:07 am | |
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| o In love with this city | |
| #Post#: 170859-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: vasilia Date: July 11, 2012, 1:08 pm | |
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| [quote author=Meltem date=1341997106] | |
| o you mind if I steal a | |
| couple posts related to books for the All Things Books thread? | |
| They look wonderful!!! | |
| /quote] | |
| f you refer to me and the post | |
| about the book \"Going back to Constantinople\", of course you | |
| can! no need to ask | |
| am glad someone else visited this thread! | |
| i thought i was talking to myself, i haven\'t seen even one | |
| guest here for a while and it was getting a little creepy | |
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| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: vasilia Date: July 11, 2012, 2:00 pm | |
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| Ah Istanbul.... | |
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| #Post#: 170994-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: Angel/Poyraz Date: July 12, 2012, 1:27 am | |
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| Top 10 Facts You Probably Didn�t Know about Istanbul & Turkey | |
| 10. | |
| uring the Middle Ages in the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul had | |
| over 1.400 public toilets in the city, while there weren�t any | |
| even at the palaces in France or any other European cities. | |
| 9. | |
| gatha Christie wrote her famous novel �Murder on the Orient | |
| Express� at Pera Palas Hotel in Istanbul. The Simplon-Orient | |
| Express � the �kings of trains and train of kings� � ran between | |
| Paris and Constantinople (Istanbul) from 1883 to 1977. She was | |
| one of the passengers of this famous train. | |
| 8. | |
| stanbul has | |
| the third oldest subway in the world, built in 1875. London | |
| subway was built in 1863 and New York subway five years later, | |
| in 1868. | |
| 7. | |
| stanbul has been capital of the Roman empire, the | |
| Byzantine empire, the Latin empire and the Ottoman Empire. Yet | |
| today, Ankara is the capital of Turkey. | |
| 6. | |
| our bronze horses | |
| which are decorating the San Marco Cathedral in Venice today | |
| were taken from the city by the Crusaders in the 13th century. | |
| 5. | |
| he first church built by man (St. Peter�s Church) is in | |
| Antioch (Antakya), Turkey. The Seven Churches of Apocalypse are | |
| all situated in the Aegean region of Anatolia; Ephesus, Smyrna | |
| (Izmir), Pergamum, Thyatira (Nazilli), Sardis, Philadelphia | |
| (Alasehir) and Laodicea. | |
| 4. | |
| t. Nicholas, also known as Santa | |
| Claus, was born in Patara and became the bishop of Demre, on | |
| Turkey�s Mediterranean coast. | |
| 3. | |
| ultan Beyazit II dispatched | |
| the Ottoman Navy to bring the Jewish people who were expelled | |
| from Spain in 1492 and they were brought safely to the Ottoman | |
| lands. | |
| 2. | |
| oah�s Ark landed on Mount Ararat (Agri Dagi) in | |
| Eastern Turkey. The last meal on Noah�s Ark, a pudding that is | |
| sweet and sour (asure), is still served throughout Turkey. | |
| 1. | |
| he Turks introduced coffee to Europe. They also gave the | |
| Dutch their famous tulips. | |
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| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: Angel/Poyraz Date: July 12, 2012, 2:38 am | |
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| K�pr�s�, F.S.M. K�pr�s� or 2. Bo?azi�i K�pr�s�), is a bridge in | |
| Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: | |
| Bo?azi�i). When completed in 1988 it had the 6th longest | |
| suspension bridge span in the world; today it is 15th. | |
| he | |
| bridge is named after the 15th century Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the | |
| Conqueror, who took Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453 and ended | |
| the Byzantine Empire. It carries the European route E80, Asian | |
| Highway 1 and Otoyol 2 highways. | |
| he bridge is situated between | |
| Hisar�st� (European side) and Kavac?k (Asian side). It is a | |
| gravity-anchored suspension bridge with steel pylons and | |
| vertical hangers. The aerodynamic deck is hanging on double | |
| vertical steel cables. It is 1,510 m long with a deck width of | |
| 39 m. The distance between the towers (main span) is 1,090 m and | |
| their height over road level is 105 m. The clearance of the | |
| bridge from sea level is 64 m. | |
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| Istanbul Lovers | |
| By: Meltem Date: July 12, 2012, 4:12 am | |
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| Do you travel over this bridge often? | |
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