It might not look it in pictures, but the hill from Karaköy to the Beyoğlu district, past Galata, is quite steep. I walked it several...

To examine the history of a civilization, first consider its water. Ancient civilizations formed on the banks of rivers. The ancient...

Ruins of the Hippodrome, from an engraving by Onofrio Panvinio in his work De Ludis Circensibus (Venice, 1600). The same morning I saw...

Note: I am no historian or expert on this structure or region. As such, I am referencing History.com for most of the information...

I've been thinking about how buildings tell stories. Like novels, buildings tell stories about who we are, what we value, what time...