Strolling Through Istanbul
The Classic Guide to the City
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2009
512 pages
978-0-85771-709-2 (ISBN)
Description
'The best travel guide to Istanbul' - The Times
Practical 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.
Practical 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.
Reviews / Votes
The best travel guide to Istanbul * The Times * A guide book that reads like a novel * The New York Times *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
19 maps, 27 plans, 8pp colour plates
ISBN-13
978-0-85771-709-2 (9780857717092)
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Persons
The late Hilary Sumner-Boyd was professor of humanities at Robert College, Bosphorus University. His magisterial work, The Seven Hills of Constantinople: A Study of the Byzantine and Turkish Monuments of the City, was unpublished at the time of his death in 1977 but has since been published by Bosphorus University Press.
John Freely (1926-2017) was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. His works include The Grand Turk, Storm on Horseback, Children of Achilles, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands, The Western Shores of Turkey, Strolling through Athens, Strolling through Venice and the bestselling Strolling through Istanbul (all I.B. Tauris).
John Freely (1926-2017) was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. His works include The Grand Turk, Storm on Horseback, Children of Achilles, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands, The Western Shores of Turkey, Strolling through Athens, Strolling through Venice and the bestselling Strolling through Istanbul (all I.B. Tauris).
Content
List of Maps and Plans
List of Plates
Notes on Turkish Words and Spelling
Turkish Spelling
Acknowledgements
Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. The View from the Bridge
2. From the Galata Bridge to Haghia Sophia
3. Haghia Sophia
4. Topkapi Sarayi
5. Through the Outer Gardens of the Saray
6. Around the Blue Mosque
7. From Haghia Sophia to Beyazit Square
8. Through the Markets and Bazaars
9. Around Beyazit and Sehzadebasi
10. The Sueleymaniye
11. From the Galata Bridge to Sehzadebasi
12. Around the Mosque of the Conqueror
13. The Fifth and Sixth Hills
14. Kariye Camii
15. Along the Golden Horn
16. The Seventh Hill
17. Along the Land Walls
18. Up the Golden Horn to Eyuep
19. UEskuedar and the Princes' Islands
20. Pera and Galata
21. The Lower Bosphorus' European Shore
22. The Bosphorus
23. A Last Stroll
Appendices
Byzantine Emperors
Ottoman Sultans
Notes on Byzantine Architectural Forms
Glossary of Turkish Architectural Terms
Sinan's Extant Works in Istanbul
Indexes
List of Plates
Notes on Turkish Words and Spelling
Turkish Spelling
Acknowledgements
Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. The View from the Bridge
2. From the Galata Bridge to Haghia Sophia
3. Haghia Sophia
4. Topkapi Sarayi
5. Through the Outer Gardens of the Saray
6. Around the Blue Mosque
7. From Haghia Sophia to Beyazit Square
8. Through the Markets and Bazaars
9. Around Beyazit and Sehzadebasi
10. The Sueleymaniye
11. From the Galata Bridge to Sehzadebasi
12. Around the Mosque of the Conqueror
13. The Fifth and Sixth Hills
14. Kariye Camii
15. Along the Golden Horn
16. The Seventh Hill
17. Along the Land Walls
18. Up the Golden Horn to Eyuep
19. UEskuedar and the Princes' Islands
20. Pera and Galata
21. The Lower Bosphorus' European Shore
22. The Bosphorus
23. A Last Stroll
Appendices
Byzantine Emperors
Ottoman Sultans
Notes on Byzantine Architectural Forms
Glossary of Turkish Architectural Terms
Sinan's Extant Works in Istanbul
Indexes
