IZMIR - Konak Pier

[falconi]

Photo from last Winter!!

http://dunyaturk.com/tr05/konak_pier_35.jpg

[falconi]

from the other side
http://dunyaturk.com/tr24/MehmetYasa35_Izmir_pier_panorama.jpg

[falconi]

http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/ata_konakpier_giris.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/ata_konakpier_giris2.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/ata_konakpier_sahil.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/umit_pier_rihtimi.jpg

the bridge in front of the konak-pier
http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/Yuzbasi_Volkan_Yuksel_IMG_1279ns.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr18/Bulent_MehmetYasa35_pier_koprusundenb.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr30/ata_konak_pier_kopru.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr31/ata_pier_kopru.jpghttp://wowturkey.com/tr31/ata_pier_kopru3.jpg

interior
http://wowturkey.com/tr31/ata_pier_kopru4.jpg


http://wowturkey.com/tr31/ata_pier_kopru7.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/umit_pierinside.jpg

[falconi]

izmir pic taken from the konak-pier

http://wowturkey.com/tr31/Samedkunac_pasaport.jpg

[falconi]

http://dunyaturk.com/tr18/MehmetYasa35_pier002.jpg

[wanton6]

thanx! great pictures,Izmir absolutely rocks!!

[messiah]

Konak pier yenilenmden önceki durumu nasildi?Ne olarak kullaniliyordu?

[falconi]

bildime göre tek depo olarak kullaniliyordu
(eskiden oralardan gectigimizde her taraf toz toprak di, ve yoldan gecmege kalkdimizda duga ediyorduk, ezilmeden gecmemiz icin :) )
su anki durum tam dir avrupa havasi :cheers: :cheers:

[meow]

Did You know that Pier was designed by Eiffel, the very same architect of Eiffel Tower (Tour d'Eiffel) in Paris?
Apparently Ottoman Empire was very rich and Mr Eiffel was a very popular architect, then..

[icy]

Wow..That is interesting though...It is a nice place.

[falconi]

yes, and was build with the remained steel from the eifel tower!

[meow]

well.. i didn't know that. therefore Ottomans were so poor that they had to use the remainders of the French:D

[falconi]

no, you dont understand me ;)
they paid for the steel and chosed this steel because its quality!
this has nothing to do with poorness or else...

[meow]

really? cool! are you from izmir too?

[falconi]

yes, from bornova and you?

[falconi]

there is also a cinema in!

[Allan]

Very nice shots :okay:

[Kuvvaci]

what is this pier?

[falconi]

its a shopping centre!

[icy]

Why do they name it as Pier?It is also interesting to see snowy mountains in Izmir.

[meow]

"Konak Pier - İzmir
The Konak Pier building was designed by the famous Gustave Eiffel in the 1870s and has been used as French Customs, İzmir Customs, fish market and parking lot. The original steel construction structure were renovated with the latest technology and began to be used as a modern shopping mall in 1998. Konak Pier is the most prestigious center in Izmir with its movie theaters, restaurants and the famous brand shops. It is located on an area of 8,000 m2. A small parking lot is available."

[Kuvvaci]

^^^ from the bad times of Ottomans :(

[icy]

http://dunyaturk.com/tr47/ata_pier_2.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr47/ata_pier_33.jpg

[icy]

http://dunyaturk.com/tr44/Ahmet1925_pier6.jpg


http://dunyaturk.com/tr44/Ahmet1925_pier1.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr44/Ahmet1925_pier2.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr44/Ahmet1925_pier3.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr44/Ahmet1925_pier4.jpg

http://dunyaturk.com/tr44/Ahmet1925_pier5.jpg

[meow]

THANK YOU!

[Kuvvaci]

yes :okay:

[falconi]

http://wowturkey.com/tr48/ata_pier.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr48/ata_pier22.jpg

[meow]

it seems the pictures in this thread have flown away
http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/izmir

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/7271/384625870625izmirstreetscene4o.jpg

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/5953/384625890628izmirstreetscene6q.jpg

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/2331/384625900629izmirstreetscene3v.jpg

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/7492/384625910630izmirstreetscene3l.jpg

http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/6329/384625920631izmirstreetscene9r.jpg

http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/6901/384625930634izmirstreetscene4s.jpg

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/3153/384625940635izmirstreetscene4f.jpg