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Byzantium 1200
A non-profit project creating computer reconstructions of the Byzantine monuments of Constantinople (now Istanbul) as they stood in 1200 AD.
Computer Model of the Hagia Sophia
Project by Princeton University in 1996. Technical details of producing the model, some photographs.
Fener and Balat Row Houses
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.
Hagia Sophia
From Wikipedia, an illustrated history and description of the Byzantine Church of Holy Wisdom, now known as the Ayasofya Museum.
Hagia Sophia
A brief history of the Byzantine building, including description of the contents and items to see. Site by by OTTI Travel.
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Muze Istanbul provides history and visitor's guide of the church, now a mosque and museum.
ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture
Peer-reviewed journal, published in English twice a year. Downloadable articles, author's guide, and contact details.
UNESCO Safranbolu
UNESCO guide to the world heritage town.
Listed in: DistrictsSafranbolu
Wikipedia: Chora Church
Article describing a building in Istanbul considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of Byzantine architecture, now a museum. Located at Edirnekapi.
Wikipedia: Suleiman Mosque
Illustrated history and description from the online collaborative encyclopedia of this grand mosque in Istanbul, built on the order of Suleiman I to a design by Sinan which reflected the nearby Hagia Sophia.
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