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SultanAhmet
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Copyright: Bahadir OKTAY (gs1905_gs) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 0 N: 22] (370)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-10
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/800 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-05 15:35
Viewed: 428
Points: 6
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SultanAhmet Meydanı

The first of the seven hills on the promontory has been the most important and dynamic part of the city in all ages. When the city was first founded, the acropolis was a typical Mediterranean trading center surrounded by city walls. This trading center was enlarged and rebuilt during Roman times. The most prominent buildings and monuments of the Roman era were built in the vicinity of the Hippodrome. Very few relics of these works have endured to the present day.

The imperial palace, known as the "Great Palace", used to spread over an area extending from the Hippodrome down to the seashore. Only the mosaic floor panel of a large hall remains from this palace today. The Augusteion, the most important square of the city, used to be here, and between the square and the main avenue there was the Millairium victory arch. The road used to extend as far as Rome and the stone marking the first kilometer was located here. The baths, temples, religious, cultural, administrative and social centers were all in this district. The area maintained its importance in the Byzantine and Turkish eras. Therefore some of the most important monuments of Istanbul such as the Hagia Sophia, Sultan Ahmet Mosque, the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art and the Basilica Cistern are all located around the Hippodrome.
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  • metek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 599 W: 28 N: 282] (2941)
  • [2007-04-05 15:50]

Bahadır bey merhaba
nefis bir kadraj , yansımlar cok guzel olmuş ,
değişik bir açı
ellerine sağlık
selamlar,

Merhaba Bahadir,

Harika yansima, netlik enfes... ama sanki bana kontrast azla gibi geldi... selamlar

Hasan

selam bahadır bey. bu kareyi düşünüp bir iki çekim yapmıştım eski bir kamerayla ancak . şu netlik ve ışığın dogru konumlanması . sanırım benzer bir güzellik için kıstas olacak benim için .tebrikler.
saygılar inan .

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