THE PATCHWORK WALL
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-Next to the Arasta Bazaar – Byzantine – Ottoman piecemeal wall sealing off the ruined Aetos Church & Wall of Nicophorus Phocas from the street. The latter runs right under me here toward the Blue Mosque. It used to connect the Boukoleon to the Great Palace- 5/2008—–This wall was sandblasted by “restorers” some years ago, the guard tower kitsched up, and the 10th century Aetos Church and its frescoes razed for a hotel.
DOG IN THE RUINS
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The Boukoleon. Beyond the ruins, the moon over the Marmara Sea, out my window summer nights as I fell asleep.
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