Constantinople: resumen de Chapter 26

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1. The narrator enters the museum, passing a wooden janissary whose display recalls the corps’ practice of extorting money.
2. The glass cases provoke unease because their lifelike figures resemble corpses or people magically turned to stone.
3. The narrator credits M. Georges Noguès before describing the rich clothing and duties of court officials, guards, and dwarfs.
4. A display of an agha’s cart prompts a reflection on imported carriages replacing distinctive local vehicles.
5. The narrator explains janissary organization, privileges, revolts, and the elaborate costumes and equipment displayed in the museum.
6. The visit ends with melancholy about the disappearance of Ottoman traditions and a perceived threat to the empire’s European position.

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