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Thursday, July 10, 2008

In Istanbul, luxury hotel amid Byzantine ruins stirs debate over Turkey's heritage - International Herald Tribune

"In Istanbul, luxury hotel amid Byzantine ruins stirs debate over Turkey's heritage

ISTANBUL, Turkey: Most tourists to Istanbul inevitably make their way to its historic core along the Golden Horn, a peninsula rich in relics and monuments from the mighty Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires.

These days, the area is host to a modern-day battle over the expansion of a five-star hotel amid the ruins of an ancient palace."

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