"Turkey’s glorious past, uncertain future
Sun, 06 May 2007 15:58:32
By Zafar Bangash
If a country's architecture can be taken as indicating its status in the world, that of Istanbul reflects fairly accurately both Turkey's past and its present. While the grandeur of its historic buildings are vivid reminders of past glories, the blandness of its contemporary buildings-concrete and glass boxes-reflects the disrupting influence and ultimate vacuousness of its Westernization. "
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