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Bustling Danyolou street made way for innovative and Western concepts, as planned for by Republic urban commissioners
A western painting on the perceived "Oriental" Turkish bath represents the type of international image the Republic sought to avoid.
Humble yet local, the exterior of the site understates the importance of the centuries old Turkish bath.
The architectural layout of the bathing chambers demonstrates the progression of the bathing experience: a smaller dressing room, to a warm room, to the main hot room.
The Romans were genius engineers, and this is an illustration of the kinds of structures these engineers used on the Aqueduct systems.
The Romans were genius engineers, and this is an illustration of the kinds of structures these engineers used on the Aqueduct systems.
Emperor Valens, under whose reign the Aqueduct was completed.
The Imrahor Mosque, years after the 1894 earthquake that was responsible for causing its roof to cave, in 1904.