Table of Contents

Bird's eye view of Byzantium; early Constantinople; the walls of Theodosius; Justinian and Theodora; Haghia Sophia; later Byzantine churches; the Church of St Saviour in Chora/Kariye Caii; Mehmet The Conqueror and his heirs; Topkapi Sarayi; Suleyman The Magnificent and the architect Sinan; some later Ottoman Mosques; late Ottoman palaces and pavilions; Galata and Pera; Uskudar; the Bosphorus; Iznik/Nicaea; Bursa; Ediorne. Appendices: The Archaeological Museum; The Museum of the Ancient Orient; The Princes' Islands.

About the Author

Jane Taylor is a writer, photographer and former TV producer. Her books include, High Above Jordan and Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans (I.B. Tauris).

Reviews

"At last - a highly informative but at the same time elegantly written guidebook to one of the most fascinating of the world's cities, equally readable on site and in bed. I only wish I had had this book on my first visit to Istanbul; I shall certainly never go there again without it." John Julius Norwich "Splendid erudition... the secret of Taylor's book is a delightfully lucid style." David Barchard, The Financial Times"