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istanbul by a local
a love affair with Istanbul
CNN’s Ivan Watson’s tribute to the city he has lived and worked from for more than a decade.
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/07/18/pkg-watson-tour-istanbul.cnn.html
Byzantine Constantinople
A brief article about the essential elements of Byzantine Heritage of Istanbul. Would you like to follow a course on such a topic all around the city?
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-343231-byzantine-istanbul-in-10-iconic-monuments.html
what about ottoman-style miniatures depicting the classic movies
The inspiring, amusing and elaborate works combining the ottoman visual art and the famous movies. For the artist’s other works here is the link http://www.behance.net/gallery/Classic-Movies-in-Miniature-Style/4455311
Pulp Fiction in the Ottoman World
Star Wars in the Ottoman World
Historical Istanbul in Maps, Miniatures, Engravings etc
Since it was the capital city of powerful & rich empires, many talented people tried to illustrate.
tiles of Istanbul
tiles were the essential element of the Ottoman aesthetic. they were the most common luxury when the empire was at its peak just like the mosaics were for the Romans. you can still see many fascinating examples around the palaces, mansions, mosques. the most dominant themes were the floral (esp. tulips), geometrical ones.
Istanbul as "The City" OF all times 