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Canopy Bed677 viewsOne of the bedrooms in the harem.
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An Embarassment of Rugs676 viewsThe carpet hanging on the wall was one of my favorites.
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A Shipment of Cocoons676 viewsThese, the cocoons spun by the Bombyx mori silkworm, are the raw materials from which the silk is made.
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Beware of Strinking676 viewsWe didn't know what "border" we might be crossing, let alone what "strinking" meant, so it was hard to avoid doing that; nevertheless, we escaped without any dire consequences, although as far as I know we never made it to Geziyolu, whatever and wherever that was.
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Theatre Entrance675 viewsThe tunnel shown in the previous picsture leads to this portal.
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The Exception675 viewsThe streetcars that run to and from Taksim Square are the sole exception to the prohibition on motor vehicles on Istiklal Street.
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Entrance to the Imperial Council Hall675 viewsThe Grand Vizier and the various ministers held their deliberations here, while the Sultan could watch hidden through a golden grille upstairs and order someone strangled or beheaded when they said something that displeased him..
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In the Empress' Loge675 viewsThe upper gallery features green marble columns from Thessaly. Here our tour group gathers in the Empress' Loge to listen to Attila expound on the gallery architecture.
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Narthex675 viewsLarge hall at the west end, on the ground floor, providing entry to and exit from the cathedral. Here we are on the way out.
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What would you call this piece?675 viewsThere was nothing to indicate what the vessel suspended from the elephant tusk was intended to contain. Very imaginative, and very much unacceptable if it were made today, but in the nineteenth century nobody worried about elephants becoming extinct.
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Wobbly Column674 viewsBut it's still standing.
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Pollio Fountain674 viewsNote scruffy tourist ambling past the fountain. You wouldn't think the Turks would let such riffraff into their historic places.
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