The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
GOLDEN HORN"
Most Interesting Strip Of Water
In the World,
There Constantinople Sits, Like
Rome, On Seven Hills

tho capital OF tho ottoman Empire VIII
be OF interest: Byzantium, IslhmOOul,
or Constantinople, as the place has
been variously called, is situated at
the junction Of the Bosporus and the
Sea Of Marmora, and may be SAID TO
DO composed Of three distinct towns,
viz: STEAMBOAT, Pera-Galata and
Scutari.
Tho two first named arc on the Eu-
ropean shore, and are divided by the
creek called the Golden Horn, while
Scutari lies or the Asiatic side, and is
separated from them by the Bospho-
rus. STEAMBOAT, or ConstuntinopIe
proper occupies tho site Of ancient
Byzentium, aud, like ancient Rome, is
built on seven hills On the first Of
these are the Old Seragio and the IA
nous mosque OF Santa Sophia. STAN
boul lies on triangular promontory
washed by the waters of the Golden
Horn on the north, and by the limpid
Sea Of Marmora on the south, while
the swift current of the Bosporus flows
past its eastern front.
Scutari, although a suburb OF Con-
stantinople, is practically a separate
town, the distance across the water being
about two miles Itlargely resembles
Stamboul, both externally and inter-
nally, with its numerous mosques, its
bazaars, public baths and manufacto-
ries. 1t will be remembered chiefly by
English readers on account of its hos
pital having been used by the Anglo
French army in the winter of 1854-5
and by reason Of its beautiful English
cemetery with its monument to the
heroes of the Crimean campaign. It's
population is now about $4,000, that
of the whole capital being about one
million and half.
Stamboul is the native city, and
contains most of the government and
public buildings Here are situated,
for instance, the Sublime Porte Ia
gateway of justice, from which the
Government of Turkey takes its
name), the War Office, the Seraglio,
the law courts, the railway sta
ton, the custom House, the
mosques of Santa Sophia. and count
less others; the Mint and the
museums, the Han Yeni, and the
Egyptian bazaars. The landward
side of the city of Stamboul is
bounded by the walls Theodosius, ire
built in 447 A. D., and now in ruin
GUS state.
Pera- Galata is the European or
Christian town and the centre of bust
ness, the Imperial, Ottoman and other
banks, the Exchange, and steamship
and merchants offices being in Galata.
Most Of the embassies are situated on
the hill of Pera. The principal street
of Constantinople, where all the Euro
pean shops are, is the Grande Rue dc
Pera, and the next in Importance il
the Rue Tepe Bachi, along which the
Pera-Galata trans run, and where the
best hotels, the British Embassy and
the Petite Champs Municipality Gar,
dens are situated. The Yildiz Kiosk,
where at present the Sultan resides, il
practically in the country, about -four
miles from the Sublime Porte. The
palace is surrounded by barracks
where large force of the Imperia
Guards is quartered; and no stranger
are allowed to enter the gates.
The Golden Horn--La Horne dor
Chryso Keras-call it what you will
the name of the classic waterway il
one with which to conjure. That it
greater glory is now gone is not to b,
disputed; that it still remains tn,
most interesting strip of water il
the world is as little to be denied. Oh
one side of it rises lordly line o
mosques, those of Santa Sophia, Sui
tan Mahmoud, Sultan Selim, Sultai
Bajazet, of Sultan Mahamond, Con
queror of the Christians who shall sa,
how many more? Up the heights Oh
the further shore climb the palaces o
the foreign ambassadors, that Of Brit
ain, as is meet and right, standing
above them all.