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Wobbly Column643 viewsBut it's still standing.
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The Exception643 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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Silver Brazier643 viewsPresented to Sultan Abdul Hamid II on the 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne (1901).
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Wall Detail643 viewsColorful abstract figures underpinned by lustrous alabaster reliefs.
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Ablution Fountain643 viewsadirvan (fountain for ritual ablutions), added by Sultan Mahmud I in 1740.
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Halfway There642 viewsRick Gering and Jim Windlinger keep tabs on the progress of the eclipse by monitoring their equipment, while Mike Treder and Pat Bush check out the projections on the sheet.
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Chuck and Elouise Mattox642 viewsBrowsing the wares in the pottery shop.
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In the Empress' Loge641 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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Flowerpot641 viewsThe beast adorning the rim appears to be some sort of ram-like creature, but I am unable to identify it.
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No Picnicking640 viewsPicnics were decidedly frowned on in Hierapolis. I'm glad they printed the sign in English, because Turkish, being a non-Indo-European language, is tough to figure out. I might have thought it meant something like "Official Picnic Area."
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Sandie in Perge640 viewsA nymph visits the Nymphaeum.
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Aphrodisias Rest Rooms639 viewsClean and beautifully decordated.
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