Architectural guide to Istanbul. Vol. 1: Historic Peninsula. Vol. 2: Galata. Vol. 3: Bosphorus & The Asian Side. Vol. 4: Modern & Contemporary. [and] Map: Historical Peninsula & Bosphorus. (4 volumes set and map).

Language: English

Published by TMMOB Mimarlar Odasi Istanbul Büyükkent Subesi, Istanbul, 2006

ISBN 10: 9693950194 (ISBN 13: 9789693950199)

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Paperback. Pbo. In special box. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In English. 4 volumes set: (231 p.; 120 p.; 207 p.; 167 p.), color and b/w ills., + 2 folding maps). Architectural guide to Istanbul. Vol. 1: Historic Peninsula. Vol. 2: Galata. Vol. 3: Bosphorus & The Asian Side. Vol. 4: Modern & Contemporary. [and] Map: Historical Peninsula & Bosphorus. (4 volumes set and map). The Architectural Guide to Istanbul, prepared as a set of five volume (5th is a big Map of Historic Peninsula & Bosphorus), was considered an effective method to learn Istanbul. All architectural entities, organizations, structures, big and small buildings embracing history and geography, hard realities as well as the most fantastic myths of Istanbul have been analyzed and explored to create a new type of guidebook, different from any already in print. The Architectural Guide to Istanbul, Volume 1, Historic Peninsula contains information about structures with historical and architectural features built before the 1930s and situated within the old city walls, in Eyup-Silahtaraga, Bakirkoy and Yesilkoy as well as informative texts written by specialists of the period and region. The Architectural Guide of Istanbul, Volume 2, Galata contains information about structures with historical and architectural features built before the 1930s and situated in Karakoy, Galata, Pera, Taksim, Tophane, Findikli, Dolapdere, Kasimpasa, Haskoy, Sutluce, Kurtulus, Sisli, Nisantasi, Tesvikiye, Macka, Besiktas-Yildiz, Mecidiyekoy and Ayazaga-Maslak as well as informative texts written by specialists of the period and region. The Architectural Guide of Istanbul, Volume 3, Bosphorus and The Asian Side contains information about structures on the east and west coast of the Bosphorus starting from Pasalimani and Ortakoy and going up to Anadolu and Rumeli Feneri, Uskudar, Kadikoy, the area from Fenerbahce to Bostanci, Buyukada, Heybeliada, Burgazada and Kinaliada as well as informative texts written by specialists of the period and region. The Architectural Guide of Istanbul, Volume 4, Modern and Contemporary contains information about structures with historical and architectural features built after 1930s and situated in the Historic Peninsula, Galata-Pera, Taksim, Sisli, Mecidiyekoy, Levent, Maslak, Bosphorus, Kadikoy, Princes' Islands, Bakirkoy-Yesilkoy, Merter, Ikitelli regions and peripheris like Kurtkoy as well as informative texts written by specialits of the period and region. The books also has 1:10000 city plans with the selected structures marked, black-and-white, documentary and up-to-date photographs, drawings and short explanatory texts of the relevant works of architecture.…

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Title
Architectural guide to Istanbul. Vol. 1: Historic Peninsula. Vol. 2: Galata. Vol. 3: Bosphorus & The Asian Side. Vol. 4: Modern & Contemporary. [and] Map: Historical Peninsula & Bosphorus. (4 volumes set and map).
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Edited by AFIFE BATUR.
Publisher
TMMOB Mimarlar Odasi Istanbul Büyükkent Subesi, Istanbul
Publication year
2006
Condition
New
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Khalkedon Rare Books has been active in the antiquarian book trade in Turkey for over 15 years. Founded in 2009 by Alican Akin, Khalkedon Rare Books specializes in rare books related to the Turkish and Islamic World, spanning from Central Asia to Andalusia. Alican Akin has been a member bookseller on AbeBooks since 2012, a member of the ABA and ILAB, a member of IOBA since 2015, and a member of the Ephemera Society of America since 2021.

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