Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-04-06

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called the Golden Horn, extends some 81,
miles inland on its northern side, forming
safe and commodious harbor, capable
of containing twelve hundred ships of the
largest size. The Horn, which varies
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cents lively, busting scene.
Constantinople proper, which is thus
surrounded by water on all sides but the
west, lies entirely on the southern side Of
the Golden Horn, and is protected by a
wall, partly in ruinous condition, some
thirteen miles in extent. The inland, or
western wall, though dilapidsted, is q
magnificent specimen of rural architec-
ture, and 10 pierced by six gates. On the
northern side Of the Horn are the suburbs
Of Galata. whare the foreign merchants
have their stores and counting houses;
Psra, which is separated from Galata by
. wall with gates; and Top-Haneli, q
continuation up the Bosphorus, of Ca
lata, where there is a government foundry
and arsenal for cannon. Galata 10 con.
nectsd with Constantinople by bridge
of boats. On the Asiatic side of the
Bosphorus are Scutari and Kadikoi, the
ascient Chslcedon. With these subur bs,
the total population of the great capital
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saDd.
Viewed from Galata, Constantinople,
with its gardens, cypress trees, mosques,
minarets, palaces and towers, presents .
splendid appearance, while the surround
ing country 10 of almost unrivaled beauty.
Entering the city, however, one finds the
streets narrow, dark, crooked, ill-psvsd
and rseking with filth, while the houses
are generally low, poorly-built struc-
tares, of wood or earth, and in some
cases of rough, unhewn stone. Never
theless, there are quarters of the city in
which rise handsome stone mansions,
built in the European style, and worthy
the capital of great nation.
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ated on the extreme point Of the prom
Ontory ct the junction of the Golden
Horn and BosphoFus. With it's palaces,
gardens and groves, it occupies an area
shout three miles in circumference. The
engraving of "Constantinople . and the
Dosphorus'' gives q very fine view of the
6ersRlio and the mosque of st. Sophia,
which il included within its walls.
All told, there are nearly three hundred
mosques in Constantinople, all more OF
less remarkable for grandeur and beauty,
The imperial mosques, of which there are
probably fifteen, have the name Of being
the finest edi6ces Of the kisd in the world
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h that Of Suleinana. Next To this in
extent, but Of much older date, 10 the
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g. Sophia, the model Of nearly all the
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