ON THE BOSPHORUS — JOHN BERGER [1979] 之一段

ON THE BOSPHORUS — JOHN BERGER [1979]

http://hcplace.blogspot.tw/2017/04/on-bosphorus-john-berger-1979.html

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When the ferry passes the headland, eleven minarets become visible, and you can see clearly the camel chimneys of the kitchens of the Sultan’s palace. This palace of Topkapi housed luxury and indulgence on such a scale that they percolated into the very dreams of the West; but in reality, as you can see today, it was no more than a labyrinthine monument to dynastic paranoia.