Alexander bust

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June 2nd 2012
Another beautiful day - warm and clear and in the 70s. I started it off by walking down to Sultanahmet, which is a large square right in front of the Blue Mosque. The square was actually built as a Roman race track, and has two huge obelisks. One is actually from Egypt and has a base that shows off King Theodosius (which was cool to me at least because I remember studying it at DU). Then I walk ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

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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