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Spring, 3 Years Ago
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Copyright: Gulten Ozgen (proton_wind) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 72 W: 2 N: 14] (56)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-04-30
Categories: Daily Life, Nature
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-19 8:14
Viewed: 647
Points: 12
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This is a blossoming tree in a seaside park of Istanbul, Kabatas District. This park is home to many sculptures.

Kabatas is a sea terminal for the boats to the Asiatic part of Istanbul . It is also the terminus of the tramway which links Beyoglu to Eminönu and Sultanamet on the other bank of the Golden Horn . At Taskim, an underground connection is realized with the new metro Taksim - Levent.
Taksim - Kabatas funicular was opened in June 2006, Kabatas to Taksim now takes only 2 minutes with an uninterrupted connection to the metro from the tramway and sea lines with the new funicular!

History of Kabatas
Famous Istanbul historian Jak Deleon writes about Kabatas in his book named 'The Bosphorus: A Historical Guide ' :
'' In antiquity, Kabatas was named Aiantion ( or, according to some sources, Petra Thermastis ) and in Byzantine times it was called Butharion. The name Aiantion comes from a temple dedicated by the people of Megara to Ajax, son of the King of Salamis and hero of the Trojan War. It is said that the district's name ( Kabatas, Rough Stone ) comes from the fact that there was once a giant rock which stood here. According to Evliya Celebi, in the 15th century a gunpowder storehouse blew up and a huge stone carried by the explosion fell to the ground on this waterfront. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Mustafa Necip Efendi Mansion was built on the spot where the stone had apparently descended.
Also in the 15th century, Cizmecibasi Mahmut Bedrettin Aga founded the Cizmeciler Tekkesi ( religious lodge ) which was a charitable organisation with the resources to support almost the entire neighbourhood. Once the focal point of the district, the lodge began to fall into ruin in the 18th century and was completely demolished during the 19th century.
The mosque built by Reisulkuttab Omer Avni Bey is a 17th century building. The plane tree beside the landing stage was planted by Omer Avni Bey himself. The fountain of Vizier Hekimoglu Ali Pasa was moved inland from the shore due to road developments but was returned to its original position in the 1950s. Now opposite the landing stage, the Grand Vizier Koca Yusuf Pasa Fountain (18th century ) was formerly next to the Findikli Mosque. During the widening of the road between Tophane and Dolmabahce, it was transferred from Findikli to Kabatas. The Kabatas quay was constructed in the 19th century and Abdulmecid commemorated the event by having a column erected at the site.
The Kazasker Ebusuud Efendi Mansion that graced the slopes of Kabatas in the 19th century was renowned for its splendid marble pool, its tulips and its boundless orange groves. The wooden waterfront palace below the mansion was converted by Abdulhamid II into a school that was later moved to Ortakoy, thus laying the foundation for the Kabatas Boys' Lycee.
The first car ferry service of the Sirket-i Hayriye ( the Boat Company ) sailed from Kabatas, enabling carriages to cross from one shore of the Bosphorus to the other. This ferry was the brainchild of one of the directors of the company, Huseyin Haki Efendi. ''
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Merhaba
Hoşgeldiniz)
boğazın simgelerinden Erguvan ağaçlarıyla harika bir bahar ve Istanbul fotoğrafı.
Elinize sağlık

Aaaaa, hoş geldiniz proton hanım... sizi daha önce çok az sayıda yazdığınız yorumlardan tanıyorum ben... sonunda bu işe de soyundunuz demek... ne iyi ettiniz... çok da güzel bir başlangıç yapmışsınız... istanbul'un bahar güzeli erguvanlarla bezeli, insanın içini yaşama sevinciyle dolduran bir kare bu... ufuk çizgisi biraz sağa yatıkmış, soldan ve üstten biraz kırpılabilirmiş, intronuzda felsefeyi yanlış yazmışsınız falan diye ahkam kesip sinirinizi bozmiim akşam akşam :)))...

selamlar

korkut

Muhteşem...

Denizin yamacında, derinlere kök salmış ve çiçekleriyle zarif, renkli ve yaşama sevinci veren bir mucize bu ağaç ve pek az kimse bu güzelliğin farkında...
Bu güzellik kimi zaman soluyor, kimi zaman coşuyor ve o hep orada varlığını tüm gücüyle devam ettiriyor, Denize bakarak ve denizden güç alarak. Aynı senin gibi...
Sevgiler, hoş geldin :)
Deniz

cok guzel renkler gercekten. tskler.

Now I discover Kabatas with another light, having passed nearby without seeing the sahil, via the funicular with Deniz - the trees in blossom look lovely and I like the golden colour of the path...
Thank you and looking forward to other views of your Istanbul,
Cath.

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