Friday, July 30, 2010

Istanbul landmark seeks return to glory era

"Istanbul landmark seeks return to glory era

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA (AP) – 2 hours ago

ISTANBUL — It was the last stop on the Orient Express, a grand hotel with Istanbul's first electric elevator where artists and aristocrats sipped champagne beneath chandeliers as the Ottoman Empire dissolved and the world drifted toward war."

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