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Residents of the town of Chios watch as members of the French Navy set up tents for the population after the devastating earthquake of 1881.
Tags: Aegean islands, Castle of Chios, Castles and fortresses, Children, Chios, Costume - Hats and headwear, Earthquakes, Greece, History, Human types, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Natural phenomena, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Women
Easter Monday: The crew of H. M. S. “Research” celebrates the day in the presence of George I of Greece.
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, British, Central Greece, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Easter, Ethnic groups, Games and toys, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Piraeus, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Umbrellas / Parasols, Women
Leopold I, the Habsburg Emperor, escorted by Polish soldiers makes a triumphal entry into the tent of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha, prime mover of the Second Siege of Vienna.
Tags: Animals, Austria, Austrians, Battle of Vienna (1683), Battles, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Ethnic groups, Grand Viziers, Habsburgs, History, Holy League, Horses, Human types, Kara Mustafa Paşa, Kings, Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman soldiers, Ottoman wars, Ottomans, Polish people, Second Siege of Vienna (1683), Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Turks, Vienna, Weapons
View of the Hippodrome of Istanbul and the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I. On the left, Hagia Sophia.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Processions, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of Tophane square. In the background, the mosque of Ahmed I. On the right, the fountain of Mahmud I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Fountain of Mahmut I / I. Mahmut Sultan Çeşmesi, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Kiliç Ali Pasha Complex (Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliye), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Tents, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views, Women
Funerary monuments in the area between Kiz Kalesi (ancient Corycus) and Ayas (ancient Elaeussa Sebaste). The necropolis was inhabited by semi-nomadic groups, most probably Turkomans.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Ayaş / anc. Elaeussa Sebaste, Camels, Cilicia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Funerary monuments, Kiz Kalesi / byz. Corycus, Necropoleis, Necropolis of Corycus – Necropolis of Elaiussa Sebaste, Sarcophagi, Social sphere and everyday life, Tents, Turkey, Turkomans
The remains of the Ancient Theatre of Tripolis of Phrygia, in modern-day Yenicekent, Asia Minor.
Tags: Ancient theatre of Tripolis of Phrygia, Ancient theatres, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Pack animals, Tents, Turkey, Views, Yenicekent / anc. Tripolis of Phrygia
View of the aqueduct of Laodicea in Denizli area. In the background, Maeander plain and the ruins of Hierapolis. Zeibek tents in the background.
Tags: Aqueducts, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Costume - Hats and headwear, Denizli, Ethnic groups, Human types, Laodicea on the Lycus / mod. Eskihisar, Natural environment, Pamukkale / anc. Hierapolis, Phrygia, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Social sphere and everyday life, Tents, Turkey, Views, Zeibeks
Ottoman soldiers exercising in Cirit, a martial art practiced with a javelin.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Cirit, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Janissaries, Martial arts, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Ottoman army, Ottoman kiosks, Riders, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons
Ottoman soldiers exercising in Tomak, a martial art practiced with wooden balls.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Cooks, Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Janissaries, Martial arts, Ottoman army, Ottoman kiosks, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Thrace, Tomak, Turkey, Weapons
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