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batalay 2007-02-25 8:56
Hello John,
Here is a beautifully composed shot of snow covered hills where all kinds of bears and deer may be hybernating, or perhaps not! As I look at the photograph, I cannot but help wondering whether you are not a neighbor of Bev Doolittle, the exceedingly talented wildlife artist who most certainly dwells in you world. As a matter of fact, there is one work of hers,
Doubled Back, (make sure to click on enlarge). that more than any other reminds me of your photo.
Warm regards,
Bulent
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02-24-2007, 10:26 PM
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To batalay: three bridges?....
Thank you Mr Bulent for your informative comment.You are also a gentleman and a scholar for coming back to this shot and giving me points. But what do you mean by the 'bridge being parked up the Golden Horn?' You mean there are three bridges now: the rebuilt Galata, the Ataturk and this one?
I haven't been back to Stamboul for 38 years, but I'd love to go. Thanks again, Best regards, Janos 
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02-25-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: To batalay: three bridges?....
Hello Janos,
Last May I was in Istanbul to give lectures (one of six short trips there). This bridge is sitting in a new place, blocked off from use, and in desperate need of restoration. Most likely it will be discarded. In fact it is one of four bridges, three of which are used. 504 years ago Leonardo da Vinci wrote to the Sultan of the Ottoman's (Beyazit II) and proposed building a bridge over the Golden Horn. (He had lost his job when the French invaded Milan, where he had been working as a military engineer for the Duke Ludovico Sforza.) Unhappily, Beyazit did not hire him, and the bridge did not get built in Istanbul. 499 years later, the Norwegian artist Vebjorn Sand lobbied for funds, and built a scaled down version of the bridge in Ås, Norway. He and a small group he heads is interested in building the bridge in Istanbul, and I am trying to help them. If you look for "Leonardo's Bridge + Norway + Sand" in google, you might find Leonardo's Bridge design in Norway. Regards, Bulent
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