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	Built/vbn upon/in seven/cd hills/nns ,/, Istanbul/np ,/, like/cs Rome/np ,/, is/bez one/cd of/in the/at most/ql ancient/jj cities/nns in/in the/at world/nn ,/, filled/vbn with/in splendor/nn and/cc contrast/nn ./.
It/pps is/bez an/at exotic/jj place/nn ,/, so/ql different/jj from/in the/at ordinary/jj that/cs the/at casual/jj tourist/nn is/bez likely/jj to/to see/vb at/in first/rb only/rb the/at contrast/nn and/cc the/at ugliness/nn of/in narrow/jj streets/nns lined/vbn with/in haphazard/jj houses/nns ./.
At/in the/at moment/nn ,/, many/ap of/in these/dts are/ber being/beg pulled/vbn down/rp ./.
Whole/jj blocks/nns are/ber disappearing/vbg and/cc more/ap are/ber scheduled/vbn to/to vanish/vb to/to make/vb room/nn for/in wide/jj boulevards/nns that/wps will/md show/vb off/rp its/pp$ treasures/nns to/in better/jjr advantage/nn --/-- the/at great/jj domes/nns and/cc graceful/jj spires/nns of/in its/pp$ mosques/nns ,/, the/at panorama/nn of/in the/at Bosphorus/np and/cc the/at Golden/jj-tl Horn/nn-tl ./.
Even/rb when/wrb they/ppss are/ber finished/vbn ,/, however/rb ,/, the/at contrast/nn will/md remain/vb ,/, for/cs Istanbul/np is/bez the/at only/ap city/nn in/in the/at world/nn that/wps is/bez built/vbn upon/in two/cd continents/nns ./.
For/in almost/rb 3,000/cd years/nns Europe/np and/cc Asia/np have/hv rubbed/vbn shoulders/nns in/in its/pp$ streets/nns ./.


	Founded/vbn in/in the/at Ninth/od-tl Century/nn-tl B.C./np it/pps was/bedz called/vbn Byzantium/np 200/cd years/nns later/rbr when/wrb Byzas/np ,/, ruler/nn of/in the/at Megarians/nps ,/, expanded/vbd the/at settlement/nn and/cc named/vbd it/ppo after/in himself/ppl ./.
About/rb a/at thousand/cd years/nns after/in that/dt ,/, when/wrb the/at Roman/jj-tl Empire/nn-tl was/bedz divided/vbn ,/, it/pps became/vbd capital/nn of/in the/at Eastern/jj-tl section/nn ./.
On/in May/np 11,330/cd ,/, A.D./rb ,/, ,/, its/pp$ name/nn was/bedz changed/vbn again/rb ,/, this/dt time/nn to/in Constantinople/np after/in its/pp$ emperor/nn ,/, Constantine/np ./.
In/in 1453/cd when/wrb the/at last/ap vestige/nn of/in ancient/jj Roman/jj power/nn fell/vbd to/in the/at Turks/nps ,/, the/at city/nn officially/rb shifted/vbd religions/nns --/-- although/cs the/at Patriarch/nn-tl ,/, or/cc Pope/nn-tl ,/, of/in the/at Orthodox/jj-tl Church/nn-tl continued/vbd to/to live/vb there/rb ,/, and/cc still/rb does/doz --/-- and/cc became/vbd the/at capital/nn of/in the/at Ottoman/jj-tl Empire/nn-tl ./.
When/wrb that/dt was/bedz broken/vbn up/rp after/in the/at First/od-tl World/nn-tl War/nn-tl ,/, its/pp$ name/nn was/bedz changed/vbn once/rb more/rbr ./.
Rich/jj in/in Christian/jj and/cc Moslem/jj art/nn ,/, Istanbul/np is/bez today/nr a/at fascinating/jj museum/nn of/in East/nr-tl and/cc West/nr-tl that/wps recently/rb became/vbd a/at seaside/nn resort/nn as/ql well/rb with/in the/at development/nn of/in new/jj beaches/nns on/in the/at Bosphorus/np and/cc the/at Sea/nn-tl of/in-tl Marmara/np-tl only/rb a/at short/jj distance/nn from/in the/at center/nn of/in town/nn ./.
Easy/jj to/to get/vb to/in ,/, and/cc becoming/vbg more/ql popular/jj every/at year/nn ,/, it/pps is/bez only/rb fourteen/cd hours/nns from/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl by/in Pan/jj-tl American/jj-tl World/nn-tl Airways/nns-tl jet/nn ,/, four/cd hours/nns from/in Rome/np ./.



Start/nn-hl of/in-hl tour/nn-hl 
Most/ap of/in the/at sights/nns lie/vb in/in the/at old/jj section/nn across/in the/at Golden/jj-tl Horn/nn-tl from/in the/at modern/jj hotels/nns ./.
I/ppss started/vbd my/pp$ tour/nn of/in them/ppo at/in the/at Turkish/jj-tl Government/nn-tl Tourist/nn-tl Office/nn-tl ,/, next/in to/in Pan/jj-tl American's/np$ office/nn on/in the/at left/nr as/cs you/ppss enter/vb the/at driveway/nn that/wps leads/vbz to/in the/at Hilton/np-tl Hotel/nn-tl ./.
From/in there/rb I/ppss turned/vbd left/nr along/in Cumhuriyet/np Cadesi/np past/in more/ap hotels/nns and/cc a/at park/nn on/in the/at left/nr ,/, Republic/nn-tl Gardens/nns-tl ,/, and/cc came/vbd in/in a/at few/ap moments/nns to/in Taksim/np-tl Square/nn-tl ,/, one/cd of/in the/at hubs/nns of/in the/at city/nn ,/, with/in the/at Monument/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Republic/nn-tl ,/, erected/vbn in/in 1928/cd ,/, in/in its/pp$ center/nn ./.


	Directly/rb across/rp from/in the/at Gardens/nns-tl I/ppss found/vbd a/at bus/nn stop/nn sign/nn for/in T/nn 4/cd and/cc rode/vbd it/ppo down/rp to/in the/at Bosphorus/np ,/, with/in the/at sports/nns center/nn on/in my/pp$ left/nr just/rb before/cs I/ppss reached/vbd the/at water/nn and/cc the/at entrance/nn to/in Dolmabahce/np-tl Palace/nn-tl immediately/ql after/in that/dt ./.
There/rb the/at bus/nn turned/vbd right/nr along/in the/at Bosphorus/np ,/, past/in ocean/nn liners/nns at/in anchor/nn ,/, to/in Galata/np-tl Bridge/nn-tl over/in the/at entrance/nn to/in the/at Golden/jj-tl Horn/nn-tl ,/, a/at brown/jj sweep/nn of/in water/nn that/wps empties/vbz into/in the/at Bosphorus/np ./.
Across/in the/at bridge/nn on/in the/at left/nr I/ppss saw/vbd St./nn-tl Sophia/np-tl with/in its/pp$ sturdy/jj brown/jj minarets/nns and/cc to/in the/at right/nr of/in them/ppo the/at slenderer/jjr spires/nns of/in the/at Blue/jj-tl Mosque/nn-tl ./.


	On/in the/at other/ap side/nn of/in the/at Golden/jj-tl Horn/nn-tl I/ppss rode/vbd through/in Eminonu/np-tl Square/nn-tl ,/, with/in Yeni/np Cami/np ,/, or/cc the/at New/jj-tl Mosque/nn-tl ,/, which/wdt dates/vbz from/in the/at Seventeenth/od-tl Century/nn-tl ,/, just/rb across/rp from/in the/at entrance/nn to/in the/at bridge/nn ./.
Passing/vbg it/ppo ,/, the/at bus/nn climbed/vbd a/at hill/nn ,/, with/in the/at covered/vbn spice/nn bazaar/nn on/in the/at right/nr and/cc Pandelli's/np$ ,/, a/at famous/jj and/cc excellent/jj restaurant/nn ,/, above/in it/ppo ./.
At/in the/at top/nn of/in the/at hill/nn the/at buildings/nns on/in the/at left/nr gave/vbd way/nn to/in a/at park/nn ./.
I/ppss got/vbd off/rp there/rb ,/, crossed/vbd the/at street/nn ,/, walked/vbd ahead/rb with/in St./nn-tl Sophia/np-tl on/in my/pp$ left/nr ,/, the/at Blue/jj-tl Mosque/nn-tl on/in my/pp$ right/nr ,/, and/cc in/in a/at moment/nn came/vbd to/in the/at entrance/nn of/in St./nn-tl Sophia/np-tl ./.


	Erected/vbn on/in the/at site/nn of/in pagan/nn temples/nns and/cc three/cd previous/jj St./nn-tl Sophias/nps-tl ,/, the/at first/od of/in which/wdt was/bedz begun/vbn by/in Constantine/np ,/, this/dt fourth/od church/nn was/bedz started/vbn by/in Justinian/np in/in 532/cd and/cc completed/vbn twenty/cd years/nns later/rbr ./.
On/in his/pp$ first/od trip/nn to/in the/at finished/vbn structure/nn he/pps boasted/vbd that/cs he/pps had/hvd built/vbn a/at temple/nn grander/jjr than/cs Solomon's/np$ in/in Jerusalem/np ./.
A/at few/ap years/nns later/rbr the/at dome/nn fell/vbd in/rp ./.
Nevertheless/rb ,/, it/pps remained/vbd one/cd of/in the/at most/ql splendid/jj churches/nns of/in the/at Eastern/jj-tl Empire/nn-tl ,/, where/wrb the/at Byzantine/jj Emperors/nns-tl were/bed crowned/vbn ./.
After/cs the/at Turks/nps conquered/vbd the/at city/nn in/in 1453/cd they/ppss converted/vbd it/ppo to/in a/at mosque/nn ,/, adding/vbg the/at stubby/jj minarets/nns ./.
In/in the/at second/od half/abn of/in the/at Sixteenth/od-tl Century/nn-tl ,/, Sinan/np ,/, the/at great/jj architect/nn who/wps is/bez the/at Michelangelo/np of/in the/at East/nr-tl ,/, designed/vbd the/at massive/jj buttresses/nns that/wps now/rb help/vb support/vb the/at dome/nn ./.
With/in the/at birth/nn of/in the/at Turkish/jj-tl Republic/nn-tl after/in the/at First/od-tl World/nn-tl War/nn-tl ,/, St./nn-tl Sophia/np-tl became/vbd a/at museum/nn ,/, and/cc the/at ancient/jj mosaics/nns ,/, which/wdt were/bed plastered/vbn over/rp by/in the/at Moslems/nps ,/, whose/wp$ religion/nn forbids/vbz pictures/nns in/in holy/jj places/nns ,/, have/hv been/ben restored/vbn ./.


	Inside/rb over/in the/at first/od door/nn I/ppss saw/vbd one/cd of/in these/dts ,/, which/wdt shows/vbz Constantine/np offering/vbg the/at city/nn to/in the/at Virgin/nn-tl Mary/np and/cc Justinian/np offering/vbg the/at temple/nn ./.
On/in the/at columns/nns around/in the/at immense/jj dome/nn are/ber round/jj plaques/nns with/in Arabic/jj writing/nn ./.
The/at eight/cd green/jj columns/nns ,/, I/ppss learned/vbd ,/, came/vbd from/in the/at Temple/nn-tl of/in-tl Artemis/np-tl at/in Ephesus/np ,/, the/at others/nns ,/, red/jj ,/, from/in the/at Temple/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Sun/nn-tl at/in Heliopolis/np ./.


	Beneath/in the/at dome/nn I/ppss saw/vbd the/at spot/nn where/wrb the/at Byzantine/jj Emperors/nns-tl were/bed crowned/vbn ,/, a/at bit/nn of/in floor/nn protected/vbn now/rb by/in a/at wooden/jj fence/nn ./.
Behind/in this/dt is/bez a/at minber/fw-nn or/cc Moslem/jj pulpit/nn and/cc near/in it/ppo a/at raised/vbn platform/nn with/in golden/jj grillwork/nn ,/, where/wrb the/at emperors/nns and/cc ,/, after/in them/ppo ,/, the/at sultans/nns ,/, sat/vbd ./.
Directly/ql opposite/in is/bez the/at emperor's/nn$ door/nn ,/, through/in which/wdt they/ppss entered/vbd the/at building/nn ./.


	Outside/in St./nn-tl Sophia/np-tl I/ppss walked/vbd through/in the/at flower/nn garden/nn in/in front/nn of/in it/ppo ,/, with/in the/at Blue/jj-tl Mosque/nn-tl ahead/rb on/in my/pp$ left/nr ./.
Across/in the/at street/nn on/in my/pp$ right/nr I/ppss saw/vbd the/at Hippodrome/np ,/, now/rb a/at park/nn ./.
It/pps was/bedz laid/vbn out/rp in/in 196/cd for/in chariot/nn races/nns and/cc other/ap public/jj games/nns ./.
Statues/nns and/cc other/ap monuments/nns that/wps stood/vbd there/rb were/bed stolen/vbn ,/, mostly/rb by/in the/at waves/nns of/in Crusaders/nns-tl ./.


	At/in the/at beginning/nn of/in the/at Hippodrome/np I/ppss saw/vbd the/at Kaiser's/np$-tl Fountain/nn-tl ,/, an/at ugly/jj octagonal/jj building/nn with/in a/at glass/nn dome/nn ,/, built/vbn in/in 1895/cd by/in the/at German/np-tl Emperor/nn-tl ,/, and/cc on/in my/pp$ left/nr ,/, directly/ql across/in from/in it/ppo ,/, the/at tomb/nn of/in Sultan/nn-tl Ahmet/np ,/, who/wps constructed/vbd the/at Blue/jj-tl Mosque/nn-tl ,/, more/ql properly/rb known/vbn by/in his/pp$ name/nn ./.


	Just/rb before/cs coming/vbg to/in the/at mosque/nn entrance/nn I/ppss crossed/vbd the/at street/nn ,/, entered/vbd the/at Hippodrome/np ,/, and/cc walked/vbd ahead/rb to/in the/at Obelisk/nn-tl of/in-tl Theodosius/np-tl ,/, originally/rb erected/vbn in/in Heliopolis/np in/in Egypt/np about/rb 1,600/cd B.C./np by/in Thutmose/np ,/, who/wps also/rb built/vbd those/dts now/rb in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl ,/, London/np and/cc Rome/np at/in the/at Lateran/np ./.
This/dt one/cd was/bedz set/vbn up/rp here/rb in/in 390/cd A.D./rb on/in a/at pedestal/nn ,/, the/at faces/nns of/in which/wdt are/ber carved/vbn with/in statues/nns of/in the/at emperor/nn and/cc his/pp$ family/nn watching/vbg games/nns in/in the/at Hippodrome/np ,/, done/vbn so/ql realistically/rb that/cs the/at obelisk/nn itself/ppl is/bez included/vbn in/in them/ppo ./.


	Beyond/in it/ppo I/ppss noted/vbd a/at small/jj green/jj column/nn ,/, about/rb twelve/cd feet/nns below/in the/at present/jj ground/nn level/nn --/-- the/at Serpentine/jj-tl Column/nn-tl ,/, three/cd entwined/vbn serpents/nns ,/, which/wdt once/rb stood/vbd at/in the/at Temple/nn-tl of/in-tl Apollo/np-tl at/in Delphi/np ,/, Greece/np ./.
Near/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at Hippodrome/np I/ppss came/vbd upon/in the/at Built/vbn-tl Column/nn-tl ,/, a/at truncated/vbn obelisk/nn of/in blocks/nns ,/, all/abn that/wps remains/vbz of/in a/at monument/nn that/wps once/rb rivalled/vbd the/at Colossus/nn-tl of/in-tl Rhodes/np-tl ./.



Magnificent/jj-hl Mosque/nn-tl-hl 
Retracing/vbg my/pp$ steps/nns to/in the/at Mosque/nn-tl of/in-tl Sultan/nn-tl Ahmet/np-tl ,/, only/rb one/cd with/in six/cd minarets/nns ,/, I/ppss entered/vbd the/at courtyard/nn ,/, with/in a/at gallery/nn supported/vbn by/in pointed/jj arches/nns running/vbg around/in it/ppo and/cc a/at fountain/nn in/in the/at middle/nn ./.
One/cd of/in the/at most/ql beautiful/jj buildings/nns in/in Istanbul/np ,/, it/pps was/bedz constructed/vbn in/in the/at early/jj years/nns of/in the/at Seventeenth/od-tl Century/nn-tl ,/, with/in a/at huge/jj central/jj dome/nn ,/, two/cd half/abn domes/nns that/wps seem/vb to/to cascade/vb down/rp from/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc smaller/jjr full/jj domes/nns around/in the/at gallery/nn ./.
The/at round/jj minarets/nns ,/, tall/jj and/cc graceful/jj ,/, rise/vb from/in rectangular/jj bases/nns and/cc have/hv three/cd platforms/nns from/in which/wdt the/at muezzin/nn can/md chant/vb his/pp$ call/nn to/in prayer/nn ./.
Inside/rb ,/, the/at walls/nns are/ber covered/vbn with/in blue/jj and/cc white/jj tile/nn ,/, the/at floor/nn with/in red/jj and/cc cream/jj carpets/nns ./.


	Back/rb at/in the/at Kaiser's/np$-tl Fountain/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss walked/vbd left/nr to/in the/at streetcar/nn stop/nn and/cc rode/vbd up/in the/at hill/nn --/-- any/dti car/nn will/md do/do --/-- past/in the/at Column/nn-tl of/in-tl Constantine/np-tl ,/, also/rb known/vbn as/cs the/at Burnt/vbn-tl Column/nn-tl ,/, at/in the/at top/nn on/in my/pp$ right/nr ./.
It/pps stands/vbz in/in the/at middle/nn of/in what/wdt was/bedz once/cs the/at Forum/nn-tl of/in-tl Constantine/np-tl ,/, who/wps brought/vbd it/ppo from/in Rome/np ./.


	I/ppss stayed/vbd on/in the/at car/nn for/in a/at few/ap minutes/nns until/cs ,/, turning/vbg right/nr ,/, it/pps entered/vbd a/at huge/jj square/nn ,/, Bayezit/np ,/, with/in the/at Bayezit/np-tl Mosque/nn-tl on/in the/at right/nr and/cc the/at gate/nn to/in the/at university/nn just/ql beyond/in it/ppo ./.
There/rb I/ppss got/vbd off/rp ,/, crossed/vbd the/at square/nn ,/, and/cc on/in the/at side/nn directly/ql opposite/in the/at gate/nn found/vbd a/at good/jj restaurant/nn ,/, hard/jj to/to come/vb by/rb in/in this/dt part/nn of/in the/at city/nn ./.
Called/vbn the/at Marmara/np-tl Gazinosu/np ,/, it/pps is/bez on/in the/at third/od floor/nn ,/, with/in signs/nns pointing/vbg the/at way/nn there/rb ,/, and/cc has/hvz a/at terrace/nn overlooking/vbg the/at Sea/nn-tl of/in-tl Marmara/np-tl ./.
After/in lunch/nn ,/, in/in the/at arcade/nn on/in my/pp$ left/nr just/rb before/cs reaching/vbg the/at street/nn I/ppss found/vbd a/at pastry/nn shop/nn that/wps sells/vbz some/dti of/in the/at best/jjt baklava/fw-nn --/-- a/at sweet/jj ,/, flaky/jj cake/nn --/-- in/in Istanbul/np ./.
It's/pps+bez a/at great/jj favorite/nn of/in the/at university/nn students/nns ,/, and/cc I/ppss joined/vbd them/ppo there/rb for/in dessert/nn ./.


	Taking/vbg the/at streetcar/nn back/rb to/in Kaiser's/np$-tl Fountain/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss walked/vbd ahead/rb ,/, then/rb left/nr down/in the/at street/nn opposite/in St./nn-tl Sophia/np-tl and/cc just/ql beyond/in the/at corner/nn came/vbd to/in a/at small/jj ,/, one-story/jj building/nn with/in a/at red-tile/nn roof/nn ,/, which/wdt is/bez the/at entrance/nn to/in the/at Sunken/jj-tl Palace/nn-tl ./.
Actually/rb an/at underground/jj cistern/nn ,/, its/pp$ roof/nn supported/vbn by/in rows/nns and/cc rows/nns of/in pillars/nns ,/, it/pps was/bedz built/vbn by/in Justinian/np in/in the/at Sixth/od-tl Century/nn-tl to/to supply/vb the/at palace/nn with/in water/nn ./.
There/ex is/bez still/rb water/nn in/in it/ppo ./.
I/ppss found/vbd it/ppo fairly/ql depressing/jj and/cc emerged/vbd almost/ql immediately/rb ./.


	Outside/rb I/ppss walked/vbd past/in the/at entrance/nn to/in St./nn-tl Sophia/np-tl ,/, turned/vbd left/nr at/in the/at end/nn of/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc continued/vbd toward/in a/at gate/nn in/in the/at wall/nn ahead/rb ./.
Just/rb before/cs reaching/vbg it/ppo I/ppss came/vbd to/in a/at grey/jj and/cc brown/jj stone/nn building/nn that/wps looks/vbz somewhat/rb like/cs an/at Oriental/jj-tl pagoda/nn ,/, with/in Arabic/jj lettering/nn in/in gold/nn and/cc colored/vbn tile/nn decorations/nns --/-- the/at Fountain/nn-tl of/in-tl Sultan/nn-tl Ahmet/np-tl ./.


	Going/vbg through/in the/at Imperial/jj-tl Gate/nn-tl in/in the/at wall/nn ,/, I/ppss entered/vbd the/at grounds/nns of/in Topkapi/np-tl Palace/nn-tl ,/, home/nn of/in the/at Sultans/nns-tl and/cc nerve/nn center/nn of/in the/at vast/jj Ottoman/jj-tl Empire/nn-tl ,/, and/cc walked/vbd along/in a/at road/nn toward/in another/dt gate/nn in/in the/at distance/nn ,/, past/in the/at Church/nn-tl of/in-tl St./nn-tl Irene/np-tl ,/, completed/vbn by/in Constantine/np in/in 330/cd A.D./rb on/in my/pp$ left/nr ,/, and/cc then/rb ,/, just/ql outside/in the/at second/od gate/nn ,/, I/ppss saw/vbd a/at spring/nn with/in a/at tap/nn in/in the/at wall/nn on/in my/pp$ right/nr --/-- the/at Executioner's/nn$-tl Spring/nn-tl ,/, where/wrb he/pps washed/vbd his/pp$ hands/nns and/cc his/pp$ sword/nn after/cs beheading/vbg his/pp$ victims/nns ./.


	Passing/vbg through/in the/at gate/nn ,/, with/in towers/nns on/in either/dtx side/nn once/rb used/vbn as/cs prisons/nns ,/, I/ppss entered/vbd a/at huge/jj square/nn surrounded/vbn by/in buildings/nns ,/, and/cc on/in the/at wall/nn to/in my/pp$ right/nr found/vbd a/at general/jj plan/nn of/in the/at grounds/nns ,/, with/in explanations/nns in/in English/np for/in each/dt building/nn ./.
There/ex are/ber a/at good/jj many/ap of/in them/ppo ./.
At/in one/cd time/nn about/rb 10,000/cd people/nns lived/vbd there/rb ./.


	Following/vbg arrowed/jj signs/nns ,/, I/ppss veered/vbd right/ql toward/in the/at former/ap kitchens/nns ,/, complete/jj with/in chimneys/nns ,/, which/wdt now/rb house/vb one/cd of/in the/at world's/nn$ greatest/jjt collections/nns of/in Chinese/jj porcelain/nn and/cc a/at fabulous/jj array/nn of/in silver/nn dinner/nn services/nns ./.
Next/in to/in it/ppo is/bez a/at copper/nn section/nn ,/, with/in cooking/vbg utensils/nns and/cc a/at figure/nn of/in the/at chief/jjs cook/nn in/in an/at elaborate/jj ,/, floor-length/nn robe/nn ./.


	In/in the/at court/nn once/rb more/rbr ,/, I/ppss went/vbd right/ql toward/in the/at Reception/nn-tl House/nn-tl ,/, a/at long/jj one-story/jj building/nn with/in a/at deep/jj portico/nn ./.
Going/vbg through/in a/at door/nn into/in another/dt small/jj court/nn ,/, I/ppss had/hvd the/at Throne/nn-tl Room/nn-tl directly/ql in/in front/nn ./.
I/ppss walked/vbd to/in the/at right/nr around/in it/ppo to/in buildings/nns containing/vbg illuminated/vbn manuscripts/nns and/cc came/vbd to/in the/at Treasury/nn-tl ,/, which/wdt houses/vbz such/jj things/nns as/cs coffee/nn cups/nns covered/vbn with/in diamonds/nns ,/, jewelled/jj swords/nns ,/, rifles/nns glittering/vbg with/in diamonds/nns and/cc huge/jj divan-like/jj thrones/nns as/ql large/jj as/cs small/jj beds/nns ,/, on/in which/wdt the/at sultans/nns sat/vbd cross-legged/jj ./.
They/ppss are/ber made/vbn of/in gold/nn and/cc covered/vbn with/in emeralds/nns ,/, pearls/nns and/cc other/ap jewels/nns ./.


	Taking/vbg the/at path/nn behind/in the/at Throne/nn-tl Room/nn-tl to/in the/at building/nn directly/ql beyond/in it/ppo ,/, the/at Portrait/nn-tl Gallery/nn-tl ,/, I/ppss went/vbd right/ql at/in the/at end/nn of/in it/ppo ,/, through/in a/at garden/nn to/in a/at small/jj building/nn at/in the/at back/nn --/-- a/at sitting/vbg room/nn furnished/vbn with/in low/jj blue/jj divans/nns ,/, its/pp$ floor/nn covered/vbn with/in carpets/nns ,/, its/pp$ ceiling/nn painted/vbn with/in gold/jj squares/nns and/cc floral/jj designs/nns ./.