The setting sun as seen from a window in the upper level of the Aya Sofya. The Sultanahmet Camii is to the left.
(NB: This is my last post from Istanbul. Stay tuned for future wrap-up posts.)
Month: December 2014
Santur (5)
Yet another santur, played on Istiklal Avenue.
Wall art (12)
Kemençe (3)
On Istiklal Avenue. For more about the kemençe, visit earlier posts here and here.
More Metro art
This is part of the artwork on the wall where the M2 line leaves the Yenikapı Metro station. The M1, M2, and the Marmaray all converge at this station. The Marmaray is the new train that goes under the Bosphorus, linking the European side of Istanbul with the Asian side.
Flute in Metro
A (Western) flute being played in one the pedestrian areas in the Taksim Metro station.
Osmanbey Metro
This tile mural is on the wall of the train tunnel. An area not too far from Osmanbey was used as an archery grounds for the sultans in the early Ottoman empire. Maybe this mural refers to that, I really don’t know for sure. It is kind of dimly lit on the far side of the tracks, but you get the idea.
Bağlama and vocal
Still more fish
These are images from a glass art mural done by middle school kids. The mural is in one of the pedestrian areas of the Taksim Metro. Here is what the whole mural looks like:
Accordion on Çimen Sokak (3)
More accordion music heard in the neighborhood.