Tag Archives: Istanbul

In Search of Constantinople in Istanbul – and Venice!

Posted on August 12, 2022 by nordbyz

Sergey Ivanov’s guidebook to the Byzantine monuments of Istanbul has already appeared in Russian, Bulgarian and Turkish. Thanks to a collaboration between the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, the Turkish publisher Kitap Yayinevi, and The Byzantine Legacy, an English translation … Continue reading →

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Chora and Hagia Sophia, post-reconversion: first impressions

Posted on October 14, 2020 by nordbyz

Last weekend two of the NBN members decided to have a closer look at the current state of the Chora church and Hagia Sophia efter the turbulence of the last two months. In Chora/Kariye Camii, a minbar has been added … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blachernai palace, Chora church, cisterns, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Istanbul, mosaics, Ottomania, politics, Tekfur Saray | Leave a comment

The Perpetual Conquest

Posted on July 24, 2020 by nordbyz

As turquoise carpets begin to cover up the ancient marble floors of the Hagia Sophia in preparation for the first Muslim Friday prayers to be held there since 1935; as various rumors about the future of its Byzantine mosaics make … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atatürk, Constantinople, crusade, Damascus, Eyüp, Hagia Sophia, Islam, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Justinian I, Mehmed II, mosque, museum, paradise, Photios, politics, Romanos the Melodist, Turkey, Virgin Mary | Leave a comment

ConstSpace: A New Research Network Hosted by the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul

Posted on April 19, 2019 by nordbyz

The research network ‘Constantinople: the diachronicity of public spaces’ (ConstSpace) wishes to challenge current ideas of a clearly distinguishable European center, located in the west of the continent, surrounded by different peripheries. It focuses on Constantinople/Istanbul – once the capital … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged Constantinople, diachronicity, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Küçükyali, space | Leave a comment

Byzantium, alt-right and hooliganism

Posted on May 8, 2017 by nordbyz

As our readers will know, the Nordic Byzantine Network is not only preoccupied with the study of Byzantium as such, but also with the metahistory of its past and contemporary use. Such was, for instance, the topic of a two-day … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Constantinople, graffiti, Greece, Hagia Sophia, hooligans, Islam, Istanbul, mosque, Orthodoxy, politics, reception, sport, Trikala, Turkey | 4 Comments

Om Istanbuls bysantinska monument

Posted on November 3, 2016 by nordbyz

På vår gamla hemsida fördes vid något tillfälle frågan på tal om huruvida freskerna i Chorakyrkan (Kariye Camii) i Istanbul lider under tilltagande fuktskador. Fotografier som tagits under tre besök, 2004, 2007 och 2011 visade att den blå färgen alltmer bleknat bakom vad … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged architecture, art, Blachernai palace, Chora church, conservation, Istanbul, Tekfur Saray | Leave a comment

Reading and Pleasure in Istanbul

Posted on June 7, 2016 by nordbyz

The Summer school “Reading Pleasure – Pleasure Reading: Medieval Approaches to Reading” took place at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, 23-28 May, and was organized by Christian Høgel and Ingela Nilsson. This was a professionally rewarding experience for all … Continue reading →

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At the Crossroad

Posted on November 11, 2014 by nordbyz

A few hours before the SRII seminar “The Straits: Inquiries into a Crossroad” was set to begin, the three NBN members responsible for its planning and execution sat down at a café on Tünel square and pondered the outcome. Would … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged archaeology, art, Balkan, Bursa, Christianity, Constantinople, economic history, Islam, Istanbul, literature, Mediterranean, Nicaea, Ottoman, reception, relics, renaissance, Troy | Leave a comment

Där världar möts

Posted on October 23, 2014 by nordbyz

Att de danska och finska instituten tvingats stänga sina omsorgsfullt och mödosamt uppbyggda forskningsanläggningar i Damaskus kan förefalla som en ytterst beklaglig men i sammanhanget mera marginell konsekvens av den tragedi som för närvarande utspelar sig i Syrien och hela Mellanöstern. Desto mera anmärkningsvärt är … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Athens, Istanbul, politics, Rome | 1 Comment

The Burnt Column, Constantinople

Posted on September 23, 2014 by nordbyz

The Burnt Column, Constantinople Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library Accession Number: 15/5/3090.00053. Photographer: J. Pascal Sébah (Turkish, active 1860-1880) A decaying column held together by bands of iron. That might be the first impression of J. … Continue reading →

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