An illustrated article by Chris Hellier in Mersina on the grand houses on the Bosphorus shore, built by the former Ottoman elite. www.mersina.com/lib/yali/index.html
Description by Procopius in 537 of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Taken from the Lethabv/Swainson translation of De Aedificiis. gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/procopius.stm
Illustrated article by Alia F. Hasan from Suite101 comparing and contrasting this magnificent mosque with its inspiration the Hagia Sophia. www.suite101.com/article.cfm/4205/20882
A typological study by Serhat Cetinturk of the facades of houses in this historic district of Istanbul, using maps, drawings and photographs from the archive of the Planning Department of Mimar Sinan University. www.angelfire.com/art2/fener_balat
Great Buildings Online provide photographs, 3D model, choice quotations and bibliography of the Byzantine masterpiece designed by Isidoros and Anthemios at Istanbul, Turkey, 532-7. www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Hagia_Sophia.html
Explore Turkey provides an illustrated history and tour of the splendid palace from which the Ottoman Empire was ruled for centuries. www.exploreturkey.com/exptur.phtml?id=274
A non-profit project creating computer reconstructions of the Byzantine monuments of Constantinople (now Istanbul) as they stood in 1200 AD. www.byzantium1200.com
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