Constantinople

And Istanbul Old and New

H.G. Dwight (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2002
Kegan Paul (Verlag)
978-0-7103-0721-7 (ISBN)

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This substantial account of Constantinople — or Istanbul as it is known today — is both a history and a guide to that magnificent and fabled metropolis where east and west have met for many centuries. Written in 1915 when, as Stamboul, the city was the last stop on the Orient Express, it is illustrated with many rare period photographs. This book for the general reader evokes all the colour and richness of the ultimate oriental city, ancient capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, captured on the brink of modernization in the first years after the revolution. The author describes everyday life in the city, - the features of permanent interest such as mosques, gardens, fountains, the traces of Byzantium and the quays of the Golden Horn as well as the feasts, custom’s, festivals and holidays that once enlivened Constantinople but are now only a memory. The work concludes with an account of the revolution and of the effects of World War I on the city. This is a portrait of the Istanbul that all travellers hope to find - and still can, in the pages of this book.

H.G.Dwight was a private American scholar and resident of Venice and Constantinople at the beginning of this century.

Stamboul Mosque Yards, Old of Constantinople, The Golden Horn, The Magnificent Community, The City of Gold, The Gardens of Bosphorus, The Moon of Ramazan, Mohammedan Holiday, , Two Processions, Greek Feasts, Fountains, A Turkish Village, Revolution, The Capture of Constantinople, War Time.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.3.2002
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	1065 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Türkei
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7103-0721-7 / 0710307217
ISBN-13	978-0-7103-0721-7 / 9780710307217
Zustand	Neuware