Istanbul (Nelles Pocket)

West is the West, East is East ... ". Not true. What do you say, being in Istanbul, the former capital of an undoubted Asian country, but at the Tom - the cultural capital of Europe 2010? Among the Muzhzinov rolls and calls of saving-cool trams, among the relaxed mess of hijabs and mini-skirts, explaining with the chaining-friendly owners of the stores in English, you quickly understand: Istanbul is Istanbul.
Istanbul is a bridge between Europe and Asia, where Christian and Muslim culture agreed at one point, ancient history and modernity. The bridges are still two, but soon the tunnel will be added to them. Here at every step through the marlevo of this saturated cultural field of the former (but not forgotten as such!) The Turkish capital is overlooking the Byzantium, then Constantinople. And our guidebook is designed to help the guest to figure out not only in the tangled streets of a huge city, but also in this intricant culture. Here is Ayia Sofia, the chief cathedral, he is a mosque, and later the Museum: Architect Sinan, who developed a "typical project" of Ottoman mosques, took a lot from him. But the Palace of Dolmabach: the incredible mixture of Baroque, Rococo and Ampury with Arabic, and Hamamami. Sultansky palaces and richest museums, baths and bazaars, mosques and churches - all this lives, boils and fascinates with their manifold. You can find in the city and evidence of the Roman era, and if you go to a huge archaeological museum ...
Guide contains 45 color photos, detailed plans of the city and coast of the Bosphorus, a scheme of rail urban transport, a mini-controversy. Special sections contain information about addresses and mode of operation of museums, mosques and churches, stores, bazaars and hamamams, popular restaurants and clubs, on the excursion routes on the Bosphorus and Princes of Islands, about preferential travel tickets