Loe raamatut: «The Antiquities of Constantinople», lehekülg 23

Of the present Buildings of Constantinople

Gyllius assures us, that the whole City, at present, is under a visible Decay, as to its Buildings; that the Houses are low and mean, and that there’s little or nothing to be seen of its ancient Beauty and Magnificence, except in a few of their Basha’s Houses, their Mosques, their Bagnio’s, and their Caravansera’s, which are all very noble Buildings, and are as follows.

There are at least three hundred Mosques built with Marble, cover’d with Lead, and shining with glossy marble Pillars.

There are above a hundred publick Bagnio’s, both for Men and Women, which are very spacious.

There are also about the same Number of Caravansera’s; the most eminent of which are adorn’d with Fountains, which are constantly supply’d with Water from the Fields adjoining the Suburbs, and which also supply the whole City.