Thursday, October 29, 2009

Historical building in Istanbul restored but remains in ruins

"Historical building in Istanbul restored but remains in ruins

ÜMİT ALTINDERE
ISTANBUL - Radikal
An elderly couple is on the verge of losing the home they’ve shared for more than two decades, after it went through a restoration. The municipality has spent months working on the outside to make the historical building look beautiful, but now has told the couple to leave because the building is unsafe. ‘All I see is debris and pipes,’ says the man in the couple"

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