Day 2: Downtown Istanbul: European architecture?





For those of you, expecting a land of mosques and nothing else: well throw your impressions out the door, on the western side of Istanbul (the "European" side) the architecture could be taken somewhere out of Eastern Europe. In fact, some of these shots here reminded me of my time in Prague.


I'm running out of time to write commentary on these photos (it's almost midnight here, while a rock band rages, jamming away in the ampitheatre outside our dormitory), so I will let you be the judge.

One thing: like Paris, with its narrow passageways, here the architecture is similar: a European facade, and then once inside, cavernous passageways with wall-to-wall shops.


PS I apologize for the sideways photos, I have no time to edit and rotate these photos at this time. Please bear with me and turn your head sideways to see the photo. Promise it'll be worth it!



PPS Bonus: Dog on the main shopping street (Istiklal street in Beyoglu district, just below Taksim, the business district)where I was walking.