Ekrem has done an excellent job at a lot in these years no matter what critics may say. Çok güzel 😍
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Was looking for more info on it and found this mini doc. 4:14mins.
The place looks great.
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That governor (Ekrem Imamoglu) is unlawfully in prison right now
Silentium_Universi on
Looks magical! I love it.
ChumQuibs on
Those sculptures look terrible and don’t go well with the site. They are irrelevant.
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Could’ve at least compared with an image from a similar angle or position. Here is an image from 2019 (before the “social democratic government of Istanbul”)
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More about the works at Basilica Cistern:
[Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern, spectacular after restoration](https://hispanatolia.com/en/spectacular-this-is-how-the-istanbul-basilica-cistern-looks-after-its-restoration/)
[Indoor Design of the Basilica Cistern](https://www.arkitera.com/en/project/indoor-design-of-the-basilica-cistern/)
BBC article on ambitions to revitalise the city’s cultural heritage: [Istanbul’s plan to save its cultural soul](https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240701-istanbuls-plan-to-save-its-cultural-soul)
Ekrem has done an excellent job at a lot in these years no matter what critics may say. Çok güzel 😍
Was looking for more info on it and found this mini doc. 4:14mins.
The place looks great.
That governor (Ekrem Imamoglu) is unlawfully in prison right now
Looks magical! I love it.
Those sculptures look terrible and don’t go well with the site. They are irrelevant.
Could’ve at least compared with an image from a similar angle or position. Here is an image from 2019 (before the “social democratic government of Istanbul”)
https://iadsb.tmgrup.com.tr/a5be4e/1200/627/0/100/927/584?u=https://idsb.tmgrup.com.tr/2019/09/07/1567803711900.jpg
When I was there I never understood the sideways gorgon head serving as a base for one of the pillars