. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . istically to obtain theeffect he desired to pro-duce. In fact, compareit as we may withany other buildings ofits class, the verdict, in-ternally at least, is thatSan Sophia is the most i<^ perfect and most beau- tiful church which has yet been erected by anyChristian people. The tower of Galata is a hollow cylinder withwalls twelve feet in thickness and stairway leadingto the top. This white fortification was built by aChristian emperor and originally had a large crossat the summit which was d
. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . istically to obtain theeffect he desired to pro-duce. In fact, compareit as we may withany other buildings ofits class, the verdict, in-ternally at least, is thatSan Sophia is the most i<^ perfect and most beau- tiful church which has yet been erected by anyChristian people. The tower of Galata is a hollow cylinder withwalls twelve feet in thickness and stairway leadingto the top. This white fortification was built by aChristian emperor and originally had a large crossat the summit which was destroyed by MohammedII., who in turn crowned the apex with a taperingcone. Among the many interesting treasures found in theImperial Museum of Antiquities is the sarcophagusof Alexander. This is one of the finest examples inthe museum and considered to be the best relic ofancient art. Among other works found here are thetomb of Tabnith, various inscriptions, a head ofMinerva, Byzantine and Persian pottery and triple wall \s-ill be discussed in next article. TRIILi: \V.\ iiiniiiiirtiii1iiiiritiiliM« C O N S T R U C T I O \ 63 In connection with the foregoing article it mightbe well to mention certain books bearing on the and characters of the Turks, dealing par-ticularly with life in Constantinople. Some of thesefrom an architectural standpoint are very valuable,and any or all of them would make excellent worksof reference in connection with Turkish life. The first, The Thousand and One Sir W. M. Ramsay and Miss Gertrude M. Bell,contains hundreds of illustrations dealing withancient churches and buildings throughout theTurkish peninsula. In some instances ground plansand details are also given. When the author visitedthe thousand and one churches, along with the lateSir Charles Wilson, in 1882. he hoped that someattention might be given to these ruins, which areperhaps the most interesting in Asia Minor forchurch antiquities. He
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