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View of the Temple of Isis and the Kiosk of Trajan on the island Philae, in Lake Nasser, in Aswan.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Aswan / anc. Syene, Boats and ships, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Egyptian temples, Ethnic groups, Human types, Islands, Nubia, Nubians, Pharaonic architecture, Pharaonic monuments, Philae, Roman monuments, Roman Εmperors, Temple of Isis (Philae), Trajan, Views
Interior view of the Temple of Ramses II, also known as the Great Temple, in Abu Simbel, in Egypt.
Tags: Abu Simbel, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Egyptian gods / deities, Egyptian temples, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Hieroglyphs, Human types, Nubia, Ottomans, Pharaohs, Pharaonic architecture, Pharaonic monuments, Ramesses II, Sculptures, Temple of Hathor and Nefertari (Abu Simbel ), Temple of Ramses II (Abu Simbel)
Front view of the Temple of Ramses II, also known as the Great Temple, in Abu Simbel, in Egypt.
Tags: Abu Simbel, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Egyptian gods / deities, Egyptian temples, Ethnic groups, Hieroglyphs, Human types, Nubia, Nubians, Pharaohs, Pharaonic architecture, Pharaonic monuments, Ramesses II, Sculptures, Temple of Hathor and Nefertari (Abu Simbel ), Temple of Ramses II (Abu Simbel)
View of the Temple of Mandulis, Nubian deity. This temple is also called Temple of Kalabsha as of its location (at Kalabsha, near Aswan).
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Aswan / anc. Syene, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Egyptian gods / deities, Egyptian temples, Ethnic groups, Kalabsha / anc. Talmis, Nubia, Nubians, Pharaonic architecture, Pharaonic monuments, Temple of Mandulis – Temple of Kalabsha
View of the great hypostele of the Temple of Amun-Re at the Precinct of Amun-Re in Karnak.
Tags: Arabs, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Columns / Pillars, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Egyptian gods / deities, Ethnic groups, Hieroglyphs, Human types, Karnak, Obelisk of Karnak, Obelisks, Pharaonic architecture, Pharaonic monuments, Precinct of Amun-Re (Luxor), Reliefs, Thebes / Luxor
Title page. Scenes from the author's trip to the Mediterranean.
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Animals, Arabs, Athens, Boats and ships, Cairo, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dalmatia, Dance, Doge's Palace / Palazzo Ducale (Venice), Egypt, Ethnic groups, Golden Horn, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Istanbul, Italy, Karnak, Lisbon, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Parthenon, Piazza San Marco (Venice), Portugal, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Southern Italy, Title page, Tower of Belem, Turkey, Venice, Views, Women, Zeynab Mosque / Zeynab Camii
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, right after its reconstruction by the Fossati brothers in 1847.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Cherubs, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Mihrab, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
Views of the mausoleums of Sultans Murat III, Selim I, Mehmet III and Mustafa I in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Children, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Funerary monuments, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mausoleums, Mehmed III (III. Mehmet), Murad III (III. Murat), Mustafa I (Ι. Mustafa), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman army, Ottoman mausoleums, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Selim I (I. Selim), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the right the street passing in front of the Sublime Porte.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Shops, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the right the Madrasa of Mahmut I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Mahmud I (Ι. Mahmut), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Religious schools (madrasas), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from the north-west. On the right the fountain of Sultan Mahmut I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Fountain of Mahmut I / I. Mahmut Sultan Çeşmesi, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mahmud I (Ι. Mahmut), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Views
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul: View of the western part of the upper gallery, where the throne of the Byzantine Emperor once stood.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Chandeliers, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Nobility, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul: View of the upper gallery from the north-west.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Christian priests, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Nobility, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the imperial tribune in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This tribune stood between the mihrab and the Columns from Ephesus, which were transferred to the imperial capital during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Children, Columns / Pillars, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ephesus, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the imperial tribune in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This tribune stood between the mihrab and the Columns from Ephesus, which were transferred to the imperial capital during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Children, Columns / Pillars, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ephesus, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the north nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the background the esonarthex. On the left the Grand Vizier praying.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Grand Viziers, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, from the north nave.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the north nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the right one of the two lustration urns from Pergamon, transferred to the temple during the reign of Sultan Murat III.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Children, Christian priests, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Murad III (III. Murat), Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Religious practices, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Urns, Views
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Cherubs, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, looking eastwards.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Cherubs, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Mihrab, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the exonarthex of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beggars, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Chandeliers, Children, Christian priests, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Ottomans, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
Dance on the west bank of the Nile. On the foreground, two French travellers. The governors of the small vessels are smoking and drinking coffee while sitting on the ground, as are doing two dervishes and their servants farther away. According to Olivier's description, the scene depicts Egyptians dancing a war dance and a more sensual dance.
Tags: Beauty care, Boats and ships, Coffee, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dance, Dervishes, Egypt, Egyptian dances, Egyptians, Ethnic groups, French, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Percussion instruments, Priests, Professions, Servants, Ship captains, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Travel
View of the Temple of Hera in Agrigento, Sicily.
Tags: Agrigento, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Columns / Pillars, Costume - Hats and headwear, Doric order, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Greek colonies, Human types, Italy, Natural environment, Nobility, Ruins, Sicily, Southern Italy, Temple of Hera (Agrigento), Views, Women
The fountain of Arethousa in Syracuse, Sicily.
Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Fountain of Arethousa (Syracuse), Greek colonies, Greek mythology, Human types, Italy, Laundresses / Washerwomen, Painters / Engravers, Sicily, Social sphere and everyday life, Southern Italy, Syracuse, Views, Washing and laundering, Women
The ruins of the Temple of Zeus in Syracuse, Sicily.
Tags: Ancient temples, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Greek colonies, Houses, Human types, Italy, Natural environment, Nobility, Painters / Engravers, Ruins, Sicily, Southern Italy, Syracuse, Temple of Zeus (Syracuse), Views
View of the ancient theater of Syracuse, in Sicily.
Tags: Ancient theatre of Syracuse, Ancient theatres, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Greek colonies, Houses, Human types, Italy, Natural environment, Painters / Engravers, Ruins, Sicily, Southern Italy, Syracuse, Theatres, Views
Composition: The Monument of Philopappus. Scene of excavations at Thoricos, ancient settlement near Lavrio.
Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Boats and ships, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Excavations, Funerary monuments, Greece, Human types, Lavrio, Monument of Philopappus, Natural environment, Nobility, Professions, Reliefs, Ruins, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thorikos
Composition: Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens together with the port of Faliro, close to Piraeus.
Tags: Argo-Saronic gulf, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Boats and ships, Central Greece, Choregic monument of Lysicrates, Choregic monuments, Christian priests, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dance, Dancers, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Faliro, Greece, Greeks, Houses, Human types, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Natural environment, Ottomans, Ports, Ruins, Social sphere and everyday life
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