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re: Turkey - Weekend in Istanbul August 2009
Posted on 8/26/17 at 4:23 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Posted on 8/26/17 at 4:23 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Sometimes you have to repair a 1500 year old building. The main dome being renovated.
We then made our way to Topkapi Palace that has a nice spot along the Bosphorus.
The grounds are quite nice. Here we see the stricter forms of Islam at play. Women in Istanbul run the gamut in how revealing they wear their clothing. Not sure if things have gotten worse these days.
The main chamber of the residence:
Back towards the front of the Blue Mosque was where the old hippodrome used to be located, you come across this obelisk. First you notice the hieroglyphics. You also notice this thing looks pretty damn new. It isn't. It is THREE THOUSAND YEARS OLD and was transported from Karnak up the Nile in he 300s AD to here.
This obelisk, along with another and the serpent's column, formed the spine of the hippodrome as the horses raced around them. Can't imagine how cool that must have looked.
Here you can see all three.
We then made our way to Topkapi Palace that has a nice spot along the Bosphorus.
The grounds are quite nice. Here we see the stricter forms of Islam at play. Women in Istanbul run the gamut in how revealing they wear their clothing. Not sure if things have gotten worse these days.
The main chamber of the residence:
Back towards the front of the Blue Mosque was where the old hippodrome used to be located, you come across this obelisk. First you notice the hieroglyphics. You also notice this thing looks pretty damn new. It isn't. It is THREE THOUSAND YEARS OLD and was transported from Karnak up the Nile in he 300s AD to here.
This obelisk, along with another and the serpent's column, formed the spine of the hippodrome as the horses raced around them. Can't imagine how cool that must have looked.
Here you can see all three.
This post was edited on 8/26/17 at 8:08 pm
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Posted on 8/26/17 at 4:35 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Very nice.
What site/method did you use to host the pics? I've been experimenting and failing since the Photobucket problem.
What site/method did you use to host the pics? I've been experimenting and failing since the Photobucket problem.
Posted on 8/26/17 at 5:17 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Posted on 8/27/17 at 4:58 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Istanbul is awesome. i spent 3 weeks there and it was really cool seeing all of the history.
My favorite spot was topkapi. That place was awesome and I cant imagine how awesome it was to be the man in that palace back in the day.
My favorite spot was topkapi. That place was awesome and I cant imagine how awesome it was to be the man in that palace back in the day.
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