This visual journey takes in the Byzantine and Ottoman monuments and cityscapes that make Istanbul unique among the world's great metropolises.

Aerial photographs and detailed views of the city walls, St Sophia, St Savior in Chora, the Grand Bazaar, aqueducts, the mosques of Sinan, and other landmarks are accompanied by views of Bosphorus villas and scenes of the Princes' Islands and reproductions of old engravings. The accompanying text is by Dr. Cyril Mango, a professor of Byzantine art and architecture.