VISIT TO "ATATÜRK" ARBORETUM IN ISTANBUL (TURKEY)

                                                                                                                                                             

 

          In our travel to Istanbul in Turkey from 28th ofr April to 1Th of May of 2008, the three Belgian, Turkish and Spanish schools have visited the arboretum "Atatürk" in the neibourhood of Istanbul. From Spain, four teachers and five students have participated in this meeting. Besides, in this tour we will expose here photos of the visit in the Ïstek School and of Istanbul.

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First, we present some aspects of the Ïstek School and Istanbul.

 

Headmaster office

Despacho de la Directora

Auditorium of Ïstek school

Salón de actos de la escuela Ïstek

Activities of the Ïstek school

Actividades de la escuela Ïstek

Theme of the project: "Biodiversity"

Objeto del proyecto: La biodiversidad

 

Sports center of the school

Polideportivo de la escuela

Sciences laboratory

Laboratorio de ciencias

Music classroom of the school

Salón de actos

Galata bridge

Puente Galata

 

Egyptian bazaar or of the species

Bazar egipcio o de las especies

Interior of the egyptian bazaar

Interior del bazar egipcio

Saint Sophie museum and mosque

Mezquita y museo de Santa Sofía

Dome of the Saint Sophie mosque

Cúpula de la mezquita Santa Sofía

 

Istanbul University

Universidad de Estambul

Galata bridge

Puente Galata

Grait houses in the Marmara litoral

Chalés de lujo en el litoral del Mármara

Landscape or the city from Ïstek school

Panorámica de la ciudad desde la escu

 

Blue mosque

Mezquita azul

Teachers in the project (Sabine, Carmen Lado, Viviane, Carmen Alvariño, María Xosé and Pablo)

Algunos de los profesores del proyecto

Pablo and Ramazan

Pablo y Ramazan

Turkish Museum

Museo turco al lado de los famosos baños turcos de Çemberlitas

 

 

 

 

 

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 The wonderful park have species of all the worl, specially from Europe, North America and Asia. The plants which stand out more for us are in the following photos.

 

Atatürk arboretum

Jardín botánico Atatürk

Atatürk arboretum

Jardín botánico Atatürk

Viburnum davidii, from China

 

Buxus sempervirens, from Europe and Anatolia

 

Cheiranthus cheiri, from Anatolia

Abies nordmandiana, from Caucasus

Prunus laurocerasus, from Anatolia

liriodendron tulipifera, from EEUU

 

Magnolia soulangiana, from China

Nuphar luteum, from Middle Europe

Cercis canadensis, from Canada

Ginkgo biloba, from China

 

Acer platanoides, from Europe

Abies pinsapo, from Southest mountains of Spain

Betula pendula, from Turkey

Rhododendron ponticum, from Anatolia

 

Acer palmatum, from Japan

Feijoa Sellowiana, from Uruguay

Taxodium distichum, from EEUU

Liquidambar styraciflua, from Central America

 

Ficus carica, from Southwest Asia

Manolia liliflora, from China

Salix caprea, from Europe

MAlus purpurea, hybrid of two species of Malus of the mediterranean area

 

Corulus avellana, from Europe

Cedrus atlantica, from Morocco

Aesculus hippocastanum, from India, Iran, Caucasus and Anatolia

Cupressus sempervirens, from eastern mediterranean area