Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Bathhouse of Sultan's favourite reopens in Istanbul | Reuters

"Bathhouse of Sultan's favourite reopens in Istanbul

By Alexandra Hudson and Ece Toksabay

ISTANBUL | Tue May 31, 2011 5:34am EDT

(Reuters) - For decades the 16th century bath house built for the Ottoman Empire's most infamous woman, Roxelana, languished unnoticed between the Blue Mosque and the Haghia Sophia, relegated to life as a carpet showroom."

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