Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Historic Istanbul: Pockets of history cast intriguing shadows - FT.com

Historic Istanbul: Pockets of history cast intriguing shadows

By Daniel Dombey
St. Saviour church

Up on the Golden Horn, the curving estuary that has always been a glory of Istanbul, a small Greek church gives thanks every week for the city’s salvation from barbarian hordes – in 626AD.

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