Definitions by Palamutorik

istanbul 

Very old city which had many names throught the history like Byzantium, Byzantion, Nova Roma, Constantinople and Istanbul. There are many historical remains from every era, many churches from both Constantinople era and Ottoman period, few churches converted to mosques while many new churches build (Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, etc) during the Ottoman period.

There are many other names coined to istanbul like islambol, sevenhills, dersaadet...

istanbul by Palamutorik October 19, 2004