The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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Page 109
... streets , and boulevards built of white stone , terrace above terrace , on the amphitheatre facing the bay of the Mediterranean of the same name , is in almost everything European . The houses being of white stone , and the streets ...
... streets , and boulevards built of white stone , terrace above terrace , on the amphitheatre facing the bay of the Mediterranean of the same name , is in almost everything European . The houses being of white stone , and the streets ...
Page 122
... streets is , however , truth- ful enough , and in some respects it may stand for that of any other of " the Coast " towns . Street vendors cry cassava cakes , palm - oil , pepper , and pieces of beef under names which are as ...
... streets is , however , truth- ful enough , and in some respects it may stand for that of any other of " the Coast " towns . Street vendors cry cassava cakes , palm - oil , pepper , and pieces of beef under names which are as ...
Page 172
... streets are broad , its squares spacious , and its limits architecturally on a very fine scale . But in the broad streets there are not many houses , and though the square has the usual " Kirke " and the residences of the principal ...
... streets are broad , its squares spacious , and its limits architecturally on a very fine scale . But in the broad streets there are not many houses , and though the square has the usual " Kirke " and the residences of the principal ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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