Ever Felt Like Anything You Look At, Can Be History?
Ever felt like anything you look at, can be history? Well, maybe you have not. But this exhibition at Salt Galata: ‘Dismantling the Archive: Representation, Identity, Memory in an Ottoman Family’ certainly made us feel like there is history everywhere. lt all started
Hagia Sophia
Did you know that Hagia Sophia, built in 537AD, was the biggest church on earth for nine centuries and that 2.9 million people visited her in 2010 ? To learn more about Hagia Sophia http://istanbulite.com/sights/hagia-sophia-museum
Art Gallery İn Balat Bal Art
Hezarfen, first flying man in the history Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi, first flying man in the history with the artificial wings that he made, 17th century. He flied from Galata to Uskudar, aprox 4 km. (http://bit.ly/uS8k02) This animation is about Hezarfen’s aviation
Islamic Arts Gallery At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art İn Ny
One of the places where you can see the traces of Ottomans is the newly renovated, rich collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY. The exhibition which has been under renovation for 8 years has just been reopened for
İs One Of The
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqUo9rvhY5I Istanbul - Cities of the Underworld A must see documentary about Istanbul filmed by History Channel “If you dig anywhere in Istanbul you will find evidence of the past civilizations. There are cisterns, dungeons, hidden tunnels… Entire city is burried beneath our