Photos from the publication "Güzelleşen İstanbul" dated 1944, showing the transformation Taksim underwent under the application of the urban plan of Henri Prost

In the middle of the page: "Taksim Republic Square" Below the upper left photo: "A corner of the square in its previous state" Below the upper right photo: "Another corner of the square in its previous state" Above the lower left photo: "The same corner today" Above the lower right photo: "The same corner today"