Yalı waterfront mansion of Afif Pasha in the Yeniköy district of Istanbul, on the European shore of the Bosphorus.

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A yalı (Turkish: yalı, from Greek yiáli γιαλή (mod. γιαλός), literally "seashore, beach" is a house or mansion constructed at immediate waterside (almost exclusively seaside, particularly on the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul) and usually built with an architectural concept that takes into account the characteristics of the coastal location. The term "yalı" is used primarily to denote the total amount of 620 waterside residences, mostly dating from the 19th century (some of them date from the 18th century, and some from the early 20th century), sprinkled along the Bosphorus in Istanbul. As such, they constitute one of the city's landmarks. This one was designed by the noted French-Ottoman architect Alexander Vallaury for Afif Pasha in circa 1910. Source: Wikipedia.

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Size: 2560px × 3840px
Location: Yenikoy, Istanbul,Turkey
Photo credit: © Roger Goodwin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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