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[The postcard was sent from Anatolia College instructor, Dr. Riggs to Mrs. Fanny Brewster in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., when Anatolia College was operating in Merzifon].;

The isotropic grid of the classic polis was built on the –practical as well as conceptual- hippodamian grid, with via Egnatia as the basic structuring element. The grid reflecting the geometric and philosophic approach of the Pythagoreans, produced a…

an infographic illustrating the top six cities in Belarus with the largest number of existing Lenin monuments

an infographic illustrating the top ten cities in Russia (with the largest number of existing Lenin monuments)

an infographic illustrating the top ten cities in Ukraine with the largest number of existing Lenin monuments

Nusretiye Camii, from S, w/ Cihangir Camii to R in background, the projecting Hunkar Kasri toward L; due to adjacent Tophane (Cannon Foundry), large numbers of cannon in foreground, and center-L middle ground, w/4 officers in L foreground. Great…

Exterior view from west, showing mosque and the wrought iron fence gates of the artillery barracks to the right. The neoclassical structure on the left was built by Abdülaziz I (1861-1876) for the offices of the marshals and was demolished during the…

View looking west from behind the mosque to the artillery barracks preceded by an open parade ground; built at the same time as the mosque, the barracks were demolished in the 1950s. At the center, is the Tophane clock tower and to its right the…

View from Tophane Hill, looking northeast towards Dolmabahçe Mosque and Palace