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- Collection: Istanbul
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The interior garden of the Church of St. John the Baptist, the core building of the Stoudios Monastery and only one still intact from the destruction suffered in the twentieth century.
The Aqueduct seamlessly fits right into the modern urban fabric of the city of Istanbul.
One can see the paths that were made, strictly for tourists, in addition to the lighting to better view the cistern.
The Turkish government has taken steps in recent years to refurbish the desolate monastery and re-convert it into a public mosque.
What Petrus Gyllius might have seen with the fish living in the Cistern Basilica
An image of the dining room in the Pera Palace Hotel.
An image of the first British troops entering into the city to occupy Istanbul.
The book cover of Petrus Gyllius's Istanbul Bogazi, which was made after his visit.
A painting of Mehmed II and the Ottoman Army approaching Constantinople
A portrait of murder-mystery novelist Agatha Christie.