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Last additions Bosphorus Bridge220 viewsThe older of the two bridges spanning the Bosphorus. (There has been a third added since this picture was taken.) About 180,000 cars per day pass over it.Oct 10, 2019 Dolmabahçe Palace - close-up view226 viewsRestoration work was in progress.Oct 10, 2019 Balloon243 viewsThat's one way to get a nice bird's-eye view of Istanbul.Oct 10, 2019 Dolmabahçe Mosque267 viewsOttoman neo-Baroque mosque located near the Dolmabahçe Palace; completed in 1855.Oct 10, 2019 Dolmabahçe Palace248 viewsBegun in 1843 by Sultan Abdülmecid I, completed in 1856, the Dolmabahçe Palace superseded Topkapi as the Sultan's' primary residence and seat of government for the last half-century of the Ottoman Empire.Oct 10, 2019 The Sublime Porte204 viewsThe building at left with the flag in front replaced the Topkapi Palace as the headquarters of the Grand Vizier and the government ministries in the 19th century. Its gate, the Bab-i Aii. translated into French as Sublime Porte, became a metaphor for the Ottoman government. Today it is the seat of the provincial governor.Oct 10, 2019 Seraglio Point210 viewsTopkapi Palace as seen from the Bosphorus, with the Tower of Justice on the upper right. This area is known as Seraglio Point.Oct 10, 2019 The Basketmakers' Pavilion238 viewsThe large building on the shoreline at left is the Basketmakers' Pavilion, originally constructed one of a number of pavilions on the shoreline belonging to the Topkapi Palace complex; now it is the sole structure remaining from the Ottoman era after the area was cleared for the construction of a railroad in the late 19th century.Oct 10, 2019 Galata Bridge195 viewsFishermen line the railings of this 19th-century bridge, and fish-sandwich restaurants occupy the lower level. As for the billboard, I guess the Turks must eat a lot of Kale.Oct 10, 2019 Waterborne Fountain218 viewsThis fountain marked the entrance to the Golden Horn from the Bosphorus. In the background is the Galata Bridge across the Golden Horn.Oct 10, 2019 Baker's Dozens274 viewsWhile we were waiting to board our boat for the Bosphorus cruise, I shot this picture of a bread vendor wearing his wares like a hat.Oct 10, 2019 Alman Çeşmesi/Deutscher Brunnen222 viewsThe components of the Fountain were made in Germany and transported by ship to Istanbul, where they were assembled on the north end of Sultanahmet Square.Oct 10, 2019 1722 files on 144 page(s) 1 - 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 - 144 Debug Info  Debug Output: show / hide Select All USER: ------------------ Array ( [ID] => 8a085f5ce3e5150bab16f0ec77b2fc56 [am] => 1 [liv] => Array ( [0] => 1373 ) ) ========================== 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] (0.49 ms) [1] => SELECT * FROM cm_plugins ORDER BY priority [include/plugin_api.inc.php:48] (0.26 ms) [2] => SELECT user_id, time FROM `i5493328_cm1`.cm_sessions WHERE session_id = 'c65f4442799cf275694b989e580e5128' [bridge/coppermine.inc.php:241] (0.2 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] (0.19 ms) [4] => SELECT group_name FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id= 3 [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:362] (0.13 ms) [5] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_categorymap WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:375] (0.18 ms) [6] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE moderator_group IN (3) [include/init.inc.php:271] (0.19 ms) [7] => SELECT lang_id FROM cm_languages WHERE enabled='YES' [include/init.inc.php:334] (0.18 ms) [8] => DELETE FROM cm_banned WHERE expiry < '2025-10-13 01:36:00' [include/init.inc.php:448] (1.37 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] (0.74 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] (0.71 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] (0.27 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 726 ,12 [include/functions.inc.php:1630] (65.15 ms) [13] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cm_filetypes [include/functions.inc.php:5952] (0.28 ms) ) ========================== GET : ------------------ Array ( [album] => lastup [cat] => 0 [page] => 83 ) ========================== POST : ------------------ Array ( ) ========================== COOKIE : ------------------ Array ( [cpg16x_data] => YTozOntzOjI6IklEIjtzOjMyOiI4YTA4NWY1Y2UzZTUxNTBiYWIxNmYwZWM3N2IyZmM1NiI7czoyOiJhbSI7aToxO3M6MzoibGl2IjthOjE6e2k6MDtzOjQ6IjEzNzMiO319 [a520716e4e1a802c3b699f97dd5ac36c] => a7bc69d945f1c18dbc94ebcc60cfcd59 ) ==========================