Leena's Photoblog
Blue for "Blue Monday"
Posted by Leena (Joensuu, Finland) on 13 October 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.
I took this photo last May in Istanbul.
Beylerbey summer- and guest palace on the Asiatic shore of Bosphorus
The palace was ready in 1865. It`s decorated with ornamements in the Oriental baroque form with classic motives.
French and Turkish artists created the ceiling decorations. Japanese vases and Bohemian crystal chandeliers are everywhere.
Russian Aywazowsky has made some paintings of ships.
The floors are covered with straw mats from Egypt to protect against humidity.
Sultan Abdulaziz and his architect "Balian" has made very decorative planning, I have to say.
This cheerful blue Monday`s theme is Sally`s idea. You can see more HERE.
Thank you very much for your visits and comments !
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
How beautiful Leena the blue in this is stunning the whole place looks very opulent
13 Oct 2008 6:20am
@jamesy: Thank you and have a nice Monday!
@vaggelis vlahos: Thank you :)
lawstude from Philippines
amazing. thank you for another fantastic glimpse on your part of the world. great job as always.
13 Oct 2008 7:42am
@lawstude: The place is nearer me than you, but it is just on the side of Asia. So, it`s on your continent even you are on the island : )
Thank you for dropping by!
deslilas from radonvilliers or troyes, France
C'est peut être là l'origine du "bleu turquoise" ?
May be that's the origine of our French "bleu turquoise" ?
Accoring to my French historical sanakirja is yes. it comes from Italian "turchino" (dark blue) afetr turco (Turkish).
Thanks for this !
13 Oct 2008 8:02am
deslilas from radonvilliers or troyes, France
Suomeksi "turkoosinsininen", I didn't know this word before today !
13 Oct 2008 8:04am
@deslilas: And I went also to my Encyclopedia and saw this same thing about the origin of that word!
Thank you, isn`t blogging educating thing :)
Thanks a lot!
Gemma from Melbourne, Australia
What a grand and beautiful place to visit! I would be fascinated by it all! And those stunning blues look so dramatic on the columns!
13 Oct 2008 8:18am
LeenaM from Joensuu, Finland
If you have time to look more my photos about my journey, you can see them HERE
thank you for your visit!
13 Oct 2008 8:54am
MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Lovely photograph and full of iinterest. The colours and decoration are beautiful. It always amazes me how people, in those days , could do such beautiful work ,with the basic tools they had then.
13 Oct 2008 9:44am
Sally from Pembroke Pines, United States
It's overwhelming, isn't it? So rich, so elaborate--that's Baroque! Thanks for sharing. Happy Blue Monday!
13 Oct 2008 9:52am
Heidi Jo the Artist from United States
Amazing photo! Happy Blue Monday!
Heidi Jo the Artist
www.swirlsofcreativity.etsy.com
www.swirlsofcreativity.blogspot.com
13 Oct 2008 10:55am
Peter from Paris, France
I thought also; this doen't look very Finnish! Beautiful! Nice memories from your trip!
13 Oct 2008 11:15am
Carol from United States
Wow! That is amazingly beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Happy Blue Monday!
13 Oct 2008 11:47am
Sweetie from Pennsylvania, United States
This is absolutely awesome. I am actually at a loss for words. Beautiful!
Sweetie
13 Oct 2008 12:19pm
Suzanne from Fort Worth, Texas, United States
lovely blue monday post. The colors are incredible. Love this.
13 Oct 2008 12:25pm
Maramy from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Beautiful opulent interior - Nice capture.
13 Oct 2008 3:01pm
photowannabe from Rocklin, United States
Such rich vibrant colors. I'm glad you called it a cheerful Blue Monday. Nice choice for the theme.
13 Oct 2008 5:42pm
Kim from United States
Leena,
Your photos are all so stunning. I look forward to seeing them each week. You are very lucky to be able to travel to such exotic places. Happy Blue Monday!!
13 Oct 2008 8:55pm
Ferreira-Pinto from Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
Oh, this is truly an invitation to visit such a beautifuyl place!
13 Oct 2008 9:41pm
Kate from St. Paul, MN, United States
Everything in the photo is lush and beautiful, the colours and the objects complement one another.
14 Oct 2008 1:08am
kala from Honolulu, United States
your blog is always so impressive. The pictures you are posting are definitely getting more diverse and interesting. I am looking forward to the winter snow! =)
14 Oct 2008 9:19am
ellen b from United States
What an amazing room. It must be amazing to see it in person. Beautiful "Blue" post Leena! thank you for your prayers for my dad, all went well...
14 Oct 2008 1:38pm
