Istanbul delights 
In this town you can find many different areas, and this is so true that, when you come back from the cruise in the Bosphorus by the motorway and you pass trough the suburbs, the ancient centre by the spice market or the cottages on the strait among the trees don't seem to belong to the same reality. The 'Great history', attested by various structures dated from the Roman, Byzantine and the Arab Renaissance period live together with a present with no definite outlines. The visual impact of the Mosques, the presence of the sea and its identity of borderland between so unlike worlds, are the aspects that impress you most when you arrive.
Geometries and colours
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ceiling in Dolmabahçe palace 
A decorated court in Topkapi palace
The LOGO of Sulayman
the Magnificent created by the calligraphers
Overviews
1) The fortress on the Bosphorus 2) Hagia Sophia 3) The blue Mosque 4) The Dolmabahçe palace from the Bosphorus
Shapes
1) A view of the Blue Mosque 2) The fountain of Topkapi palace
3) Topkapi 4) The obelisk 5) The Stadium 6) A minaret 7) The Yeni Cami mosque
Atmospheres
1) A mosaic in Topkapi palace 2) The spice market 3) The Sulemaniye Mosque (interior) 4) The ablutions site
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