Tophane: Carpetdog Hot Spot

This is an interesting article about the historic Tophane area of Istanbul, which, the writer neglects to mention, is also prime Carpetdog habitat.

Stage for social life

  One of the first structures encountered at Tophane apart from the Nusretiye mosque is the impressive fountain that occupies the corner of the square opposite the mosque.

  Erected in 1732, the richly decorated, monumental fountain was the end of one of the water pipes leading downhill from Taksim.

  In contrast to the solemn, military atmosphere of the nineteenth century, in the eighteenth century Tophane Square was lively and populated, dominated by the fountain at its center and surrounded by large trees. Travelers busily arrived and departed at the ports, goods were sold at market stalls on the square, women strolled with their children and men relaxed at the fountain.

Comments

[copydude]

I think it's truly awful that those poor dogs should be on leads. I never put my dogs on leads or choke collars. They were always free to savage any local sheep or chickens, regardless of ethnicity or EU conventions.

[Robyn]

The first illustration is lovely. But the second one has more personality.
BTW - are the carpetdogs getting fat?

[carpetblogger]

OMG CD -- i am so remiss. I have been far underground, unable to respond to your brilliant/sensationally weird post.

Robyn, actually, that photo is almost a year old. Since then, the carpetdogs have been on a strict anti-arthritis diet. Plus Mo looks a little stubbier than usual because of the photo edit.