Oriental Room from Diyarbakir, by Mehmet Masum
Award Winner | Photo of the Day | December 22, 2010
Oriental room of a cafe from Hasanpasha Han. The Hasan Pasha Han in city of Diyarbakir in Turkey. Han, which highly impressed Western travellers with its 17th century opulence, its underground stables that could accommodate 500 horses, its lovely pool, and its jewellers, knifemakers and bootmakers, was built in 1573 A.D. Hasan Pasha Han in today very nice a touristic resting place.
Technical Info: Nikon D200 | Exposure 1/3000sec @ f4.0 / Focal lenght 10.0mm / ISO 100
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 22
Title of the photograph: Oriental room from Diyarbakir
Photo of the Day Award Category: Architectural Photography
Photograph Location: Diyarbakir | Turkey
Photographer: Mehmet Masum SÜER (Diyarbakir,Turkey)
Mehmet Masum SÜER is a Kurdish documentary photographer and freelance journalist. He lives in Diyarbakir in Turkey. He writes about historical and cultural subjects. In addition of these, he is a documentary photographer. He is working for some local and foreign media institutions.
Website: http://www.photo.net/photos/diyarbakir
Looks so peaceful, I can picture my self resting there.
The moment I see I think of resting. Thanks for sharing.
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