"The Bosphorus is difficult to define; for some, it is a waterway; for others, a natural wonder."
Dr. Sedat Bornovalı's book illuminates the lesser-known sides and mysteries of this singular geography.
02 · Fortress
Built not only from stone and mortar, but from centuries of strategic imagination: Rumeli Fortress, the monument that announced Byzantium's final days...
03 · Map
From the maps of Vincenzo Maria Coronelli to the brush of Melling...
This geography of historic waterfront mansions, sultans and ambassadors unfolds before you like a theatre stage.
04 · Shores
The shores face one another; mansions, villages and piers form one long city on both sides of the water.
To understand the Bosphorus is to read the gazes and passages between buildings, not only the buildings themselves.
05 · Detail
Into the map
At the final stop, the map is no longer merely a document but a gaze travelling along the shore. Scroll from the whole to the coast, from structure to detail.