The Historian · Zeynep · Istanbul
İstiklal Avenue
This was where the Ottoman Empire tried to be European. The embassies-turned-consulates still line it like a diplomatic archive.
The old Grande Rue de Péra — the empire's European boulevard of embassies, arcades, and a heritage tram.
— Zeynep, The Historian
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