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Dizzying Heights587 viewsI climbed to the top row of seating to take this picture.
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Empty Tomb587 viewsLara Croft was here.
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An Embarassment of Rugs587 viewsThe carpet hanging on the wall was one of my favorites.
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Still another view of Kursunlu Falls587 viewsIt was hard to take a bad picture here.
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Ready to Shoot the Eclipse587 viewsMy equipment: a TeleVue Pronto 70mm refractor on a TelePod mount; a Baader mylar white-light filter, and an Olympus OM-1 film camera. In the background, just behind my back, Marvin Blaski is relaxing and enjoying the spectacle.
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Ceiling Decor587 viewsConsummate artistry was expressed in every aspect of the palace structure, including the ceilings. The ugly hanging pipes are presumably a modern addition - a safeguard against the fires which devastated many parts of the palace in previous times.
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Pavilion Windows587 viewsGilded grates of one of the gorgeously decorated pavilions in the harem.
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Curetes Street586 viewsOne of the three main streets of Ephesus; named after the priests who cared for the flame of the Prytaneion. Connected the Gate of Hercules with the Library of Celsus.
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Agora, Sebasteion and Village of Geyre586 viewsThe village of Geyre, relocated 2 km to the west after excavations began in 1966, is seen in the background.
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Eclipse Projections586 viewsSomeone laid out a sheet on the pavement, with the aim of projecting onto it a sharp and well-defined image of the shadow of the Moon crossing the Sun.
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Local Color586 viewsIn the 1970s and 80s the Istiklal side streets were notorious for their bars and bordellos, but then gentrification set in; we saw plenty of bars and pubs, but no evidence of any bordellos.
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The Basketmakers' Pavilion586 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.
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