
Splendours of the Bosphorus
Houses and Palaces of Istanbul
Chris Hellier(Author)
Tauris Parke (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2002
Book
Hardback
212 pages
978-1-85043-233-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Bosphorus - the strait which separates European and Asian Turkey - is one of the world's most beautiful and romantic waterways, eulogized by Byron and many other travellers. Here Eastern and Western cultures meet in the architecture of houses and palaces built along its shores by generations of Ottoman families and sultans. The extraordinary Topkapi Palace dominates the skyline, but amongst the most striking buildings are the yalis, huge wooden mansions built between the late 17th and 19th centuries. Later sultans built imposing palaces in the Baroque style, and many summer embassies, including the beautiful art-nouveau Egyptian embassy, were created along the Bosphorus in the 19th century. This book documents both the architectural and social history of these magnificent houses and palaces.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
162 colour halftones, map, glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 315 mm
Width: 240 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-233-3 (9781850432333)
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