Capital of three empires : Istanbul / archaeologist İlhan Akşit.

Issued in illustrated slip case.

"Translations: Stuart Kline". - T.p. verso.

"Editing: Sylvia Zeybekoğlu". - T.p. verso.

Printed and bound by Ohan Matbaacılık Limited Şti.

Includes a list of Roman emperors, Byzantine emperors and Ottoman sultans [pages 311].

The Glory of the Byzantine empire -- A history of Istanbul -- The city walls -- Byzantine palaces -- Roads, squares and monuments -- The Galata Tower -- Leander's Tower -- The hippodrome -- Byzantine cisterns -- Churches and monasteries -- Hagia Sophia -- Hagia Eirene --Chora monastery (Kariye Museum) -- The splendor of the Ottoman Empire -- Magnificence of the Ottomans -- Classical-era mosques -- Neo-classical era mosques -- Faith Complex -- Şehrade Mosque -- Süleymaniye Mosque -- Rüstem Pasha Mosque -- Yeni Mosque -- Sultan Ahmed Mosque -- Tombs of the sultans -- Aqueducts, fountains and baths -- Castles, towers and fortresses -- Yedikule Hisarı -- Rumeli Hisarı -- Ottoman palaces -- Topkapı Palace -- Dolmabahçe Palace -- Beylerbeyi Palace -- Yıldız Palace -- Pavilions and summer palaces -- The museums of Istanbul -- Istanbul Archaeological Museums -- Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts -- Inns and bazaars -- Waterside mansions by the Bosphorus -- Roman-Byzantine emperors and Ottoman sultans.