Istanbul's skyline betrayed
Istanbul with its alluring, spectacular silhouette has been inspiration for poets, travelogues and in the dreams of statesmen who want to control it. Just think of that magnificent, unmatched skyline made up of Sultanahmet Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Yeni Moque and Suleymaniye Mosque. This silhouette, which has been amply recorded in history, is under siege. Privately owned high-rises are competing with the silhouette’s minarets. And on top of all that, a public project of a bridge across the Golden Horn, with its ugly profile, overshadows the Suleymaniye Mosque.
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