"Ancient, vital city a guidepost for Toronto
Apr 20, 2009 04:30 AM
ISTANBUL-For a visiting Torontonian, this is both a city of the past and the future.
The historical part, of course, is well known. Formerly known as Constantinople, and before that Byzantium, it was once the capital of the eastern Roman Empire and later, the Ottoman Empire. It is the location of extraordinary buildings such as the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, all now well-trodden tourists sites."
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