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Splendours of the Bosphorus Chris Hellier

Splendours of the Bosphorus By Chris Hellier

Splendours of the Bosphorus by Chris Hellier


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The Bosphorus - the strait separating European and Asian Turkey - is a place where Eastern and Western cultures meet in the architecture of houses and palaces built along its shores. This book documents the architectural and social history of these houses and palaces.

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Splendours of the Bosphorus: Houses and Palaces of Istanbul by Chris Hellier

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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CIN1850432333VG
9781850432333
1850432333
Splendours of the Bosphorus: Houses and Palaces of Istanbul by Chris Hellier
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20020101
212
N/A
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