A first person perspective walk around a new Istanbul Starbucks located in the recently renovated Narmanlı Han. These recently renovated courtyard is located in the famous pedestrianized İstiklal Caddesi Street in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. Today I went walking around the wonderfully social Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul’s busiest shopping street.
The courtyard and surrounding buildings were built in 1831 to house the Russian Embassy and then a Russian prison until 1914. Renovation on the project ran between between February 2016 and September 2017 and now the courtyard of Narmanlı Han contains a Starbucks and the Museum of Illusions as well as other retail space and restaurants.
In the center of the block is a large courtyard which features a beautiful new water fountain and surrounding seating.
NOMAD SKETCHBOOK 