Turkey and the Turks, or Travels in Turkey
Smith, Jerome V. C.
Excerpt from Turkey and the Turks, or Travels in Turkey: Describing Constantinople, the Royal Family of Turkey, Character of the Turks, the Sultan's Harem, Seraglio Point and Golden Horn, Library of the Seraglio, the Throne, the Metropolitan Mosques, Customs in Constantinople, the Bosphorus, the DardanellesKhans are very large one story buildings, rarely two - surrounding a court. Passing through a gate, which is closed at night, the animals a...
