Strolling Through Istanbul: The Classic Guide to the City (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

Available for & nbsp;the first time since its original publication thirty-seven years ago, this classic guide to Istanbul by Hilary Sumner-Boyd and John Freely is published in a completely revised and updated edition. Taking the reader on foot through Istanbul, the European City of Culture 2010, the authors describe the historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital, in turn, of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, in the context of the great living city. Woven throughout are anecdotes, secret histories, hidden gems, and every major place of interest the traveler will want to see. Practical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know it best Tauris Parke Paperbacks Contents 6 List of Maps and Plans 8 List of Plates 10 Note on Turkish Words and Spellings 11 Turkish Spelling 11 Acknowledgements 12 Preface to the Revised Edition 13 Preface to the First Edition 15 1. The View from the Bridge 20 2. From the Galata Bridge to Haghia Sophia 36 3. Haghia Sophia 54 4. Topkapi Sarayi 82 5. Throught the Outer Gardens of the Saray 104 6. Around the Blue Mosque 126 7. From Haghia Sophia to Beyazit Square 152 8. Through the Markets and Bazaars 172 9. Around Beyazit and Sehzadebasi 196 10. The Suleymaniye 218 11. From the Galata Bridge to Sehzadebasi 230 12. Around the Mosque of the Conqueror 246 13. The Fifth and Sixth Hills 276 14. Kariye Camii 294 15. Along the Golden Horn 320 16. The Seventh Hill 342 17. Along the Land Walls 364 18. Up the Golden Horn to Eyup 388 19. Uskudar and the Princes' Islands 400 20. Pera and Galata 420 21. The Lower Bosphorus' European Shore 438 22. The Bosphorus 454 23. A Last Stroll 488 Appendices 490 Byzantine Emperors 490 Ottoman Sultans 493 Notes on Byzantine Architectural Forms 494 Glossary of Turkish Architectural Terms 498 Sinan's Extant Works in Istanbul 505 Indexes 512 1848851545,9781848851542 'The best travel guide to Istanbul'- The TimesPractical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know it best.This is the 2009 revised and updated edition of the classic guide to Istanbul, originally published thirty-seven years previously, which continues to inform and enchant visitors.Taking the reader on foot through this captivating city - European City of Culture 2010 - the authors describe the historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, in the context of the great living city.Woven throughout are vivid anecdotes, secret histories, hidden gems and every major place of interest the traveller will want to see. This classic guidt to Istanbul is here, for the first time, since its original publication thirty-seven years ago. Completely revised and updated edition, it takes the reader on foot through the city where the authors describe the historic monuments and sites on what was Constantinople, in the context of the great living city