THE CONNOISSEURS GUIDE TO ISTANBUL A 160-page portrait celebrating the city in all its glory. An area-by-area exploration of the palaces and pavilions, the mosques and markets, the shops and shrines, the waterways and watering holes. A guide for the discerning, with introductory essays on the city past and present. PHOTOGRAPHS BY JÜRGEN FRANK THE ESSAYS THE NEW ISTANBUL: Crossroads of the world, by Andrew Finkel. THE SPEND OF HISTORY, by Elizabeth Meath Baker· AFTER CRIMEA: A metropolis is bom, by David Barchard. OTTOMAN RENAISSANCE: The Conqueror's dream, by Heath W Lowry. BYZANTIUM: Mystery and imagination, by Robert Ousterhout. THE GUIDE: THE OLD CITY' SULTANAHMET, THE BAZAARS, THE GOLDEN HORN ANDREW FINKEL, ELIZABETH MEATH BAKER, OWEN MATTHEWS, ROBERT OUSTERHOUT AND GODFREY GOODWIN THE NEW CITY. BEYOGLU, ÇUKURCUMA, NİŞANTAŞI MAUREEN FREELY, ELIZABETH MEATH BAKER AND SUNA ERDEM THE BOSPHORUS. PATRICIA DAUNT, CLAIRE KARAZ AND JOHN CARSWELL THE PRINCES ISLANDS. 8 OWEN MATTHEWS RESTAURANTS. ANDREW FINKEL, HETTIE JUDAH AND ANASTASIA ASHMAN COOKERY: Fish from the Bosphorus, by Berrin Torolsan' 134 VILLAGE VOICES, by Azize Ethem. ISTANBUL DIARY: Jazz Notes, by Tony Barrell. COVER: The domes of Sultanahmet, by Jürgen Frank

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