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...passing a series of sumptuous villas and Ottoman houses along the way. European Istanbul is itself divided by the Golden Horn, an inlet off the Bosporus. The Old City, or Sultanahmet, to the south of the Golden Horn, is where you'll find all the main sights, including the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, the Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar, a maze of some 4,000 shops. This small area is jam-packed with wonders and best explored on foot. Until recently, many treasures were locked away or poorly exhibited. But the city's museums are improving. Topkapi...
...this remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper doesn't offer much. The stars, including Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, hit their marks and smile a lot. The ending hints at a sequel (Ocean's 12? Ocean's 22?), but you've seen this one. Rent a video of Topkapi instead...
...Ramesses, the center reconstructed a 47-ton colossus of Ramesses the Great at a cost of $125,000, then barged it over from Memphis, Egypt. For Splendors, it has not only restored many of the objects, but has also given seed money to establish a conservation laboratory at the Topkapi Palace Museum...
Some of the works in the show, such as the harem carriage -- a gilt coach designed with lattice windows so that women could look out discreetly -- have never traveled outside Turkey. The exhibition's most stunning item is the Topkapi Dagger, featured in the 1964 movie Topkapi. Created in the 1740s as a gift for the Shah of Persia, who was assassinated before he could take possession, it is a sword-length blade that is more a showpiece than a weapon. Who would want to bloody a knife with a hilt containing three walnut-size emeralds and a diamond-covered...