The death of a lizard at the Great Palace Mosiac Museum

This was the only lizard featured in the etire museum - and he's getting eaten by this mythical beast!

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April 2nd 2008
Yesterday I spent the morning in the museums, trying to avoid the cold. First stop was the Great Palace Mosaic Museum, followed by the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, home of a wonderful collection of antique Turkish carpets as well as a nice ethnographic collection featuring tents made out of goat hair. The afternoon was taken up by shopping and a quick visit to the Rustem Pasa Mosque, before ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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