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Last additions The Squeeze219 viewsSome yali are built so close together that there's literally no daylight between them.Oct 10, 2019 Ultra-modern Mansions270 viewsNo throwing stones here.Oct 10, 2019 Mehmed the Conqueror Bridge205 viewsNamed after the conqueror of Constantinople. Completed in 1988. Spans the Bosphorus from near the Rumelihisari on the European side (left) to the Asian side, at right.Oct 10, 2019 Küçüksu Palace198 viewsNeo-Baroque structure, built on the waterfront on the Asian side of the Bosphorus as a summer residence for the Sultan.Oct 10, 2019 Anadolu Hisarı233 viewsFortress built in 1393-94 on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, in preparation for the first, unsuccessful, siege of Constantinople by Sultan Bayezid I. Over a half-century later, Mehmed II the Conqueror used it, in tandem with the newly-built Rumeli Hisarı on the European side, to close the Bosphorus for his successful siege of 1453.Oct 10, 2019 Evolution of a Fortress204 viewsAfter the conquest of Constantinople, Rumelihisari served first as a customs barrier and then a prison. Today it is a museum that also hosts concerts and various kinds of festivals.Oct 10, 2019 Cut-throat Castle230 viewsThe original name of Rumelihisari was "Boğazkesen", which means "strait-cutter"; but "boğaz" means "throat" as well as "strait" in Turkish, so the implication was that it was going to cut the throat of Byzantium - which it did.Oct 10, 2019 Rumelihisari - ("Rumelian Castle")235 viewsBuilt in 1451-52 as part of Sultan Mehmet II's plan of securing the Bosphorus in preparation for the conquest of Constantinople. The blue-striped white structure at the waterside, toward the center, is the modern Aşiyan lighthouse.Oct 10, 2019 Kuleli Military High School248 viewsThe oldest military high school in Turkey, founded in 1845 by Sultan Abdülmecid I.Oct 10, 2019 Really Skinny Yali256 viewsThe price of real estate here means that you have to make the most of every square inch. It's the same principle that led to building skyscrapers in New York.Oct 10, 2019 Karabaş Mustafa Ağa Mosque257 viewsA 16th century stone-and-brick mosque near the Beyoğlu waterfront.Oct 10, 2019 Another view of the Ortaköy Mosque248 viewsOfficially known as the Büyük Mecidiye Camii - Grand Imperial Mosque - it is noted for its high bay windows, which are cunningly contrived to stage a "light show" using both sunlight and reflected light from the water.Oct 10, 2019 1722 files on 144 page(s) 1 - 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 - 144 Debug Info  Debug Output: show / hide Select All USER: ------------------ Array ( [ID] => 0b40487314b94d355db9945a81301070 [am] => 1 [liv] => Array ( [0] => 317 ) ) ========================== USER DATA: ------------------ Array ( [user_id] => 0 [user_name] => Guest [groups] => Array ( [0] => 3 ) [group_quota] => 0 [can_rate_pictures] => 1 [can_send_ecards] => 0 [can_post_comments] => 0 [can_upload_pictures] => 0 [can_create_albums] => 0 [pub_upl_need_approval] => 1 [priv_upl_need_approval] => 1 [access_level] => 3 [disk_max] => 0 [disk_min] => 0 [has_admin_access] => 0 [group_name] => Guests [can_create_public_albums] => 0 [can_see_all_albums] => 0 [group_id] => 3 [allowed_albums] => Array ( ) ) ========================== Queries: ------------------ Array ( [0] => SELECT name, value FROM cm_config [include/init.inc.php:177] (0.44 ms) [1] => SELECT * FROM cm_plugins ORDER BY priority [include/plugin_api.inc.php:48] (0.23 ms) [2] => SELECT user_id, time FROM `i5493328_cm1`.cm_sessions WHERE session_id = '6137721c48bc0cf9996cd1418a196923' [bridge/coppermine.inc.php:241] (0.22 ms) [3] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) AS disk_max, MIN(group_quota) AS disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) AS can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) AS can_send_ecards, MAX(can_post_comments) AS can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) AS can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) AS can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) AS has_admin_access, MAX(access_level) AS access_level, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) AS pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) AS priv_upl_need_approval FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:350] (0.23 ms) [4] => SELECT group_name FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id= 3 [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:362] (0.18 ms) [5] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_categorymap WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:375] (0.21 ms) [6] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE moderator_group IN (3) [include/init.inc.php:271] (0.14 ms) [7] => SELECT lang_id FROM cm_languages WHERE enabled='YES' [include/init.inc.php:334] (0.19 ms) [8] => DELETE FROM cm_banned WHERE expiry < '2025-10-13 04:46:45' [include/init.inc.php:448] (1.25 ms) [9] => SELECT null FROM cm_banned WHERE ('216.73.216.211' LIKE ip_addr OR '' LIKE ip_addr ) AND brute_force=0 LIMIT 1 [include/init.inc.php:464] (0.59 ms) [10] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE (1 AND visibility != 0 AND visibility != 10000 AND visibility NOT IN (3)) [include/functions.inc.php:1110] (0.18 ms) [11] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (1) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' [include/functions.inc.php:1614] (1.48 ms) [12] => SELECT r.pid, r.aid, filepath, filename, url_prefix, pwidth, pheight, filesize, ctime, r.title, r.keywords, r.votes, pic_rating, hits, caption, r.owner_id, user1, user2, user3, user4 FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (1) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' ORDER BY ctime ASC, pid ASC LIMIT 738 ,12 [include/functions.inc.php:1630] (69.74 ms) [13] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cm_filetypes [include/functions.inc.php:5952] (0.34 ms) ) ========================== GET : ------------------ Array ( [album] => lastup [cat] => 0 [page] => 82 ) ========================== POST : ------------------ Array ( ) ========================== COOKIE : ------------------ Array ( [cpg16x_data] => YTozOntzOjI6IklEIjtzOjMyOiIwYjQwNDg3MzE0Yjk0ZDM1NWRiOTk0NWE4MTMwMTA3MCI7czoyOiJhbSI7aToxO3M6MzoibGl2IjthOjE6e2k6MDtzOjM6IjMxNyI7fX0= [a520716e4e1a802c3b699f97dd5ac36c] => 7c0d7b864e1f654734b36810db6ffbae ) ==========================