Bosphorus and Golden Horn - and a sea (?) --> ocean (!) of houses.
The Golden Horn (on the right) is a historic inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming the natural harbor that has sheltered Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and other ships for thousands of years.
To get a great overview about Istanbul megacity I warmly recommend the way up on Galata Tower, one of the city's most striking landmarks.
Outlook from the left to the right: Topkapi palace, Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Mosque with its six minarets...
...and here in all its glory in front of one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara.
...and here in all its glory in front of one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara.
Couldn't decide whether to make a colored or a monochrome panorama out of the photo...
...that shows the financal centers Levent (in the middle) and Maslak (right side) with its skyscrapers.
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Your "rivals" never rest:
Photo shooting on the rooftops below Galata Tower
Sunny boy? --> Golden (Horn) Boy!
...after the bicycle he took his car with him on the roof. Unfortunately I didn't captured the scene ;-(
At the foot of the tower I found "Mehmet Woof-woof", the vigilant guard and shepherd of...
... his own wild dreams.
;-)
