The Capital of Cultures| İstanbul
ISBN 9789944370806
Yayınevi İbb Kültür A.Ş. Yayınları
Yazarlar Tuna Köprülü (author)
Kitap Tanıtımı The European Parliament has proposed İstanbul as the candidate for the "Cultural Capital of 2010". Undoubtedly İstanbul is a most fascinating city without rival. It is a treasure full of magnificent and invaluable monuments of 2700 years. Therefore, it has not been easy to make a selection among them. This volume presents panoply of historic monuments accompanied by brief information along with superb photographs as yet unpublished. There are two principle sections; the first one is devoted to Roman and Byzantine era and the second one to the Ottoman Period.