Strolling Through Istanbul

by SUMNER-BOYD

• ISBN13: 9780710307156
• ISBN10: 0710307152
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Long acknowledged to be the "best travel guide to Istanbul" ( Timesof London) this classic work shows Istanbul the way it is seen at its best--on foot. An informative guide and ideal companion, it describes major monuments in detail with reference to history and architecture. Although the main emphasis of the book is on Byzantine and Ottoman antiquities, Istanbul is not treated as a museum but as a living city, full of delights. Detailed walking itineraries are provided.

Table of Contents

Preface
The View from the Bridge	p. 1
From the Galata Bridge to Haghia Sophia	p. 19
Haghia Sophia (Aya Sofya)	p. 39
Topkapi Sarayi	p. 71
The Outer Gardens of the Saray	p. 95
Around the Blue Mosque	p. 119
From Haghia Sophia to Beyazit Square	p. 145
Through the Markets and Bazaars	p. 167
Around Beyazit and Sehzade Basi	p. 195
The Suleymaniye	p. 221
From the Galata Bridge to Sehzade Basi	p. 235
Around the Mosque of the Conqueror	p. 253
The Fifth and Sixth Hills	p. 279
Kariye Camii	p. 299
Along the Golden Horn	p. 325
The Seventh Hill	p. 351
Along the Land Walls	p. 375
Up the Golden Horn to Eyup	p. 405
Uskudar and the Princes' Isles	p. 419
Pera and Galata	p. 439
The Lower Bosphorus' European Shore	p. 461
The Bosphorus	p. 473
A Last Stroll	p. 511
Appendices	p. 515
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