Cruising on the Bosphorus

the newer palace
Dolmabahce Palace (the last of the sultans' palaces, built in the late 19th century)
the Ortakoy Mosquewood houses
The Ortaköy MosqueThe high-rent district (wood houses are expensive to keep up here!)
bridge piccastle pic
One of the two bridges over the BosphorusRumeli Hisari (built when the Turks took Constantinople)

More of Istanbul

spice bazaarRoman aqueduct
The Spice Bazaar! (don't miss it!)A Roman aqueduct (a major road runs right through it)
Suleymaniye Mosquethe mosque's interior
Courtyard of the Suleymaniye MosqueA detail from the beautiful interior
mosque candelabraMuslim cemetery
The Suleymaniye Mosque's candelabraAn old cemetery nearby - note the headstones' headgear!

On to the eclipse!

Last updated 11/12/99 by Jean Richter, richter@eecs.Berkeley.EDU