1204 1261 667 BC 64 BC 326 476 537 745 1453 1853 1923 1950 1983 Growth of shanty towns on outskirts of moves in from rural areas. 1999 The population of Istanbul quarupled in 20 years time from 2.7 million in 1980 to 11.8 million. On Justinian’s Palace August 17, an earthquake devastat-

Chora ed parts of Istanbul and North-west 1394 - 1442 Ottomans besieged . Over 17,000 people died. four times. Justinian’s Aqueduct Tedeschi Aqueduct Corbusier’s Drawing of Galata Corbusier’s Drawing of Galata 326 Constantine founded Constantinople and incorporated Byzan- 476 The fall of the western half of Panorama along (1600) 667 BC Byzantium was founded. tium into a new city. the . 1453 Mehmet II conquered Con- 1517 Selim the Grim captured Cairo 1616 After eight years of construc- Analytical + Perspectival Drawings (2011) Topkapi Walls against Contemporary Skyline (2011) 395 Emperor Theodosius I died. The Empire was divided into an 532 Nika riots in Constantinople. stantinople and declared it the capital and appointed himself Caliph of all tion, the Blue Mosque was finished. Up to 30.000 people were killed in of the . . 324 Constantine became emperor of the eastern and western half. The eastern half was centered in Constanti- the Hippodrome. Chora Church + other Byzantine Churches 1622 Janissaries murdered Osman Roman Empire. nople. 1455 The construction of the Grand II, Genc Osman, Osman the Young. Justinian’s Palace 1520 – 1566 Reign of Suleyman 537 Construction of , 976 – 1025 Reign of Byzantine Em- Bazaar started. the Magnificent. Ottoman Empire 1699 The loss of Hungary in the 64 BC Pompeius captured Byzantium and 408 During the reign of Emperor Theododius II the construction ordered by Emperor Justinian, was 745 Bubonic plague wipes out one third of peror Basil II under whose reign the Em- reached its zenith. Treaty of Karlowitz marked the begin- it became a province in the Roman Empire. began on the new city walls. completed. the city. pire reached its greatest height. Sultan Mehmet II Mosque 1478 The Topkapi palace was com- Beyazit Square and Beyazit Square and Camii Plans for Regularizing the Street Grid 19th Century Istiklal Caddesi Haydarpasa Rail Station pleted. ning the Ottoman Empire withdrawal The First Crusade reached Con- 1556 Inauguration of the Suley- Prost’s Plan for Istanbul Prost’s Plan for Ataturk Boulevard Istanbul Reinvisioned in a Parisian manner The Hilton Hotel 1096 from Europe. stantinople, helped recapture lands lost maniye mosque by Mimar Sinan, Sin- to the Selcuks. an the Architect. Beginning of “rule of 1651 - 1783 Janissaries revolted the women”. 1204 The conquered 11 more times. Constantinople. 1778 Plague wipes out one third of 1845 The first wooden Gala- 1923 Allied occupation of Is- 1936 Hagia Sofia became a 1950 The first democratically 2005 Introduction of the New 676 BC Greek colony of tanbul ended. declared museum. Restoration started. elected Turkish government. 1261Michael VIII Palaeologus recov- the city. ta bridge spaned the Golden Turkish Lira (YTL) 6 zeroes on the URBAN AGE CITY DATA 31 Chalcedon founded in Kadikoy to- Young Turks groups Mustafa Kemal Ataturk ered Constantinople from the Latin Em- Horn. 1899 1919 capital of new republic. bank notes are dropped. day. 1807 Big part of the city de- formed in military. declared independent Turkey. 1938 Ataturk died at 09:05 on pire and transformed the Empire of Ni- 1853 Dolmabahce Palace is Istanbul became the of- 1973 First suspension bridge Administrative city stroyed during the Janissary revolt vs 1928 November 10th in the Dolma- 2007 Abdullah GulIntercity elected rail presi- caea into restored . completed. 1908 First elections. CUP over the Bosphorus was built. Regional rail Mahmut II. 1919 -1922 British and ficial name. bahce Palace. Underground/Metro/BRT emerges victorious. dent of Turkey. Planned extensions 1348 The was built to 1854 The first Istanbul stock French troops occupied Istan- 1826 Janissaries destroyed by watch over the Pera district. exchange opened. 1912 First Balkan War. bul. Bust of Constantine Justinian Sailors along the waterfront Mehmet the Conqueror Suleyman the Magnificent Mimar Sinan Mahmut II. Trade keeps Istanbul as an ecnomic center The Grand Bazaar 1854 - 1856 Crimean War 1877 First Ottoman and revolts against Ottoman Parliament. rule in the Balkans. 1878 Russians siezed Balkans. Section of Theodosian Walls Sphendome of Hippodrome 1856 Abdulmecit I left Tokapi Abdulhamit closed parliament Palace and moved to the new and ruled by decree. Dolmabahce Palace. 1885 The Orient Express pulls 1875 The Tunel-metro, the into Istanbul. Ferry Boats Represent Successful Industrialization Ottoman Revival Style third metro worldwide was in- 1913 Second Balkan War. 1920 Turkish Parliament was Taksim Square Trafalgar Square Brandenburg Gate augurated in Galata. formed in Ankara. 1914 Ottomans entered WWI Map of Transportation Networks from Urban Age Publication www.urban-age.net on German side. 1922 Turkish Independance ISTANBUL LONDON BERLIN war. After two years of fight- 1915 Allied forces landed in ing, Turks forced Greece out of Gallipoli but had to retreat. Izmir. The Sultanate was abol- Photograph of Second Bosphorus Bridge Drawing of Theodosian Walls Sphendome of Hippodrome Aerial Perspective: Hagia Sophia + Hippodrome Hagia Sophia Interior Hagia Sophia Section Patriarchate Interior Corbusier’s Drawings of Nurosamaniye Mosque Tschinili Camii Photograph of Yeni Camii Corbusier’s Drawing of Selimye Camii Print of Hagia Sophia ished. Corbusier’s Drawing of Suleymaniye Camii Corbusier’s Drawing of Suleymaniye Camii

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