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Copyright: ihsan mursaloglu (mursaloglu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 507 W: 1 N: 623] (3657)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2008-01-19
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/8 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-28 12:21
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Camondo Stairs, donated by the wealthy Sephardic Jewish banker Abraham Camondo (1785-1873) and built in baroque style, climb the hill from the Voyvoda Street up to the fashionable 19th century neighborhoods of Galata,
Galata or Galatae is a district in Istanbul, Galata is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn, the inlet which separates it from the historic peninsula of old Constantinople. The Golden Horn is crossed by several bridges, most notably the Galata Bridge. Galata (also known as Pera back then) was a colony of the Republic of Genoa between 1273 and 1453. The famous Galata Tower was built by the Genoese in 1348 at the northernmost and highest point of the citadel.
There are several theories concerning the origin of the name Galata. According to the Italians, the name comes from Calata (meaning downward slope) as the district is sloped and goes downwards to the sea from a hilltop.
In history, Galata is often called Pera which comes from the old Greek name for the place, Peran en Sykais, literally 'the Fig Field on the Other Side'. 'Pera' was a Genoese colony. The ruins of the Palace of the Genoese podestà Montano de Marinis, known as the Palazzo del Comune (Palace of the Municipality) in the Genoese period and built in 1314, still stands in a narrow street behind the famous Banks Street which was the financial center of the Ottoman Empire and has rows of Ottoman-era bank buildings, including the headquarters of the Ottoman Central Bank. Several ornaments which were originally on the facade of the Genoese Palace were used to embellish these 19th century bank buildings in the late Ottoman period. Another famous building in Galata is the Church of St. Paul (1233) which was built by the Dominican priests of the Catholic Church during the Latin control of Constantinople (1204-1261). The building is known today as the Arap Camii (Arab Mosque) because it was given by Sultan Bayezid II to the Arabs of Spain who fled the Spanish Inquisition of 1492 and came to Istanbul.
At present, Galata is a quarter within the borough of Beyoğlu in Istanbul, and is known as Karaköy.

Galatasaray S.K., the most famous football club of Turkey, gets its name from this quarter and was established in 1905 in the nearby Galatasaray Square in Pera (Beyoğlu), where Galatasaray Lisesi (Galatasaray High School), formerly known as the Mekteb-i Sultani (School of the Sultans) also stands. Galatasaray literally means Galata Palace.

Galata (o Galatae) è un quartiere di Istanbul, la città più grande della Turchia.È situata nella parte nord del Corno d'Oro, l'insenatura che la separa dal centro storico cittadino.
Il Corno d'Oro è attraversato da parecchi ponti, il più importante dei quali è il Ponte Galata.Galata - che oggi è considerata parte del quartiere Beyoğlu di Istanbul - fu una delle colonie genovesi d'oltremare al tempo della Repubblica di Genova. Storicamente, Galata è spesso detta Pera, dal vecchio nome di lingua greca del posto (Sykais Peran, alla lettera: Il campo di fichi dall'altra parte).
Molto più tardi, al tempo dell'impero bizantino, Galata divenne significativa come il luogo della grande torre da cui si poteva bloccare con uno sbarramento di fuoco l'accesso al Corno d'Oro in tempo di guerra. Tale torre fu distrutta durante la quarta crociata, ma poi ricostruita dai genovesi come la Torre di Cristo, e sopravvisse fino ai nostri giorni.
All'inizio era un quartiere genovese vicino a Bisanzio. Nel 1171 Galata fu attaccato non si sa da chi e dato alle fiamme: Manuele I diede la colpa ai veneziani.
Dal 1273 al 1453, anno in cui fu conquistata dagli ottomani nell'assedio di Costantinopoli, fu colonia genovese. Sulla Torre di Galata è ancora oggi affissa una targa in cui si ricorda come la conquista ottomana della città si concluse solo con la consegna da parte dei "Ceneviz" (Genovesi) delle chiavi della fortificazione. Giovanni Giustiniani Longo condottiero genovese morì a Galata il 29 maggio del 1453 per le ferite riportate durante la caduta di Costantinopoli.
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İhsan Abi İyi Akşamlar ;

çok güzel bir kare eline sağlık grfik etkisi ağırlıkta ve modellerinle hari olmuş eline sağlık siyah beyaz güzel seçim

Önder Kahraman

Merhaba Ihsan Bey,

Universite yillarinda merdivenin 200 metre yukarisinda eski bir evde kaliyor ve nerde ise hergun bu merdivenleri kullaniyordum... O gunlere goturdugunuz icin tesekkurler ediyor...


Kackarlardan selamlar
hasan

Merhaba İhsan Bey,
Perspektifi etkileyici sıradışı bir günlük yaşam karesi.Sevgili Deniz için güzel bir hediye..Elinize sağlık.

hAyAti

merhaba ihsan bey
siyah beyaz tarzda grafik estetik görünümü harika bir çalışma.merdivenlerin persfektif görünümünü kadraja çok güzel yansıtmışsınız.ayrıca insan faktörünün olmasıda iyi olmuş elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

Selamlar Değerli Kardeşim İhsan:)
Bu ne güzel bir süpriz benim için anlatamam:)Çok Teşekkür ederim.Canım kardeşim.Eksik olma.Muhteşem bir siyah&beyaz çalışmanı bana armağan ettiğin için tekrardan Teşekkürler.
Ellerine sağlık.Sağlıcakla mutlu kal.
İyi Geceler ve İyi Hafta Sonları.
En yakın zamanda Görüşmek üzere.
Deniz:)

merhaba ihsan bey
bu merdivenlere hayranım ne kadarda fotojenik.
hoş bir kare emeğinize sağlık
zeynep

interesting POV and graphism, this stairway looks good to do some photos !
regards
jo

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  • azaf1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1484 W: 119 N: 1971] (9163)
  • [2008-03-29 2:56]

Merhaba Ihsan
This B/W composition is really eye catching. It creates all those beautiful curves in a well balanced frame and very good contrast
TFS
Argiris

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  • Gustaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2360 W: 708 N: 191] (19636)
  • [2008-03-29 3:46]

Hi, my friend!
I see next interesting your photo. It is "artistic photo". Good idea and good composition. I like your black and white version.
Marek

Ciao Ihsan, gran POV per questo affascinante bianco e nero, bravo, ciao Silvio

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  • kpav Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 555 W: 51 N: 280] (3321)
  • [2008-03-29 9:13]

Hello Ihsan, amazing photo full of lines, shapes and curves. The b&w fits perfectly. The POV, I think couldn't be better. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Kostas.

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  • ifanik Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1607 W: 52 N: 2503] (14328)
  • [2008-03-29 16:24]

Hi my friend Ihsan
Very beautiful b/w photo with great POV
VERY GOOD WORK
BEST REGARDS
NICK

Ciao Ishan ,
bellissima vista di questa scala ,
ottimo il bianco e nero , mi piace aqnche l'effetto mosso .
ben fatto
buon week end
Giorgio

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  • greek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 711 W: 0 N: 488] (4276)
  • [2008-03-30 1:06]

Kalimera agapi mu,

Beautiful shot, artistic mood and lovely place. I like very much your B/W and pov, bravo.Beautiful and useful note too.galantis

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  • danos Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3348 W: 83 N: 4810] (18308)
  • [2008-03-30 1:59]

Merhaba Ishan,
nice shot from above of these Camondo Stairs,that create a particular shape.The existans of the blur people make the scene more interesting.Informative your note too.

Have a nice Sunday,Danos

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  • degani Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 177 W: 0 N: 255] (2311)
  • [2008-03-30 16:29]

Ciao ancora Ihsan,
mi piace molto il gioco delle linee e delle ombre in questa fotografia, molto bella e ben fatta, bravissimo
ciao
franco

Merhaba Sevgili Ihsan,
Bakis acisi, merdivenlere heybetli bir goruntu vermis. Belgesel tadinda siyah beyaz bir calisma. Eline saglik.
Selamalr, sevgiler. Salvator.

Superb serıes of staırs İlhan, I was ın that area not long ago but never notıced them - probably ın the area of 'tünel' ? Great framıng too,
Ellinize saglık,
Kapadokya'dan selamlar,
Cath.

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