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A Room Full of Tiles560 viewsA tour de force of beautiful and varied tilework.
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Bosphorus Bridge560 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.
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The Squeeze560 viewsSome yali are built so close together that there's literally no daylight between them.
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Lioness with Cubs560 viewsMischievous little devils.
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Marvin Blaski at ease559 viewsMarvin, a member of our Turkey travel group and a retired aerospace engineer, relaxes in the Hotel Karaca lobby after arriving in Izmir.
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1933 Ford convertible559 viewsWhen I was in high school the 32-34 Ford was the hot rodder's Holy Grail. They were already out of reach even then.
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Preparations in Progress559 viewsAmateur and professional photographers were getting an early start on setting up their equipment in the amphitheater.
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Courtyard at Hellenistic Gate559 viewsThe horseshoe-shaped courtyard at the back of the Hellenistic Gate was redesigned in 121 AD by Plancia Magna, daughter of the governor and priestess of Artemis, who decorated it with inscripitions and statues to honor the emperors and their relatives.
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Nymphaeum559 viewsThe Nymphaeum was a monumental fountain, built in the second century AD, at the end of the colonnaded main street by the Acropolis.
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Sandie in Perge559 viewsA nymph visits the Nymphaeum.
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Carpets559 viewsCarpets in the Blue Mosque are purchased with donations from worshipers and are continually replaced as they wear out.
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Walkways559 viewsOriginally the only way to navigate around the Basilica Cistern was by boat. The platforms and walkways were built for the tourist trade, and the Cistern is left mostly empty for the same reason.
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