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Cultural heritage travelogues

Istanbul, read properly.
Researched, not scraped.

Five titles from Gilgamesh Magazine covering the strait, the old peninsula, its museums, its food and its shores. Every one is readable now as a preview. Barcelona, Paris and an English 100 Heritage of Iran are in production.

Medusa head column base in the Basilica Cistern
Museums of Istanbul
Black Sea shoreline north of Istanbul
Parks & Shores
Turkish meze spread
Istanbul on a Plate
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Istanbul titles
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In production
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Source photographs
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Languages
What we have

Istanbul, in full

Five titles covering the city end to end — the strait, the old peninsula, its museums, its food, and its parks and shores. Each one is readable now as a preview, with source photography from the original editions.

Annotated, in your language

TAIA produces annotated landmark legends from the Gilgamesh corpus and renders them in the visitor's language. Switch the language in the header — this updates live.

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Topkapı Palace · legend
site map
Second Court→Third Court→Fourth Court
1Gate of Salutation (Bâb-üs Selâm)
2Harem entrance
3Imperial palace
4Arms & armour collection
5Gate of Felicity (Bâb-üs Saâde)
6Harem
7Audience / waiting hall
8Library of Ahmed III
9Imperial Treasury (jewels)
10Sacred Relics (holy Islamic relics)
Source: Gilgamesh · Travel Dream: Istanbul (Museums)
What we will have

In production

Three editions are being produced now, including the English translation of the Persian 100 Heritage of Iran.

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