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Fig. 1. Plan of the upper gallery of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Fig. 2. Plan of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Thrace, Turkey

Title page.

Tags: Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Ottoman imperial signets and seals, Title page, Ṭuğrā / Insignia of Ottoman officials

Café at Eminönü. In the background the Tower of Beyazit, also called Serasker Tower, the Mosque of Sultan Suleiman I and the Valens aqueduct.

Part of the Byzantine walls of Constantinople, nearby the Topkapi Gate.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Goats, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottomans, Professions, Shepherds, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Panoramic view of the Sea of Marmara from the Beyazit Tower, also named as Serasker Tower, on the Beyazit Square. In the foreground the Mosque of Sulatn Beyazit I. In the background Hagia Sophia, the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I and the Mosque of Küçük Ayasofya.

The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Basilica Cistern / Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of the Seraglio Point from Karaköy. In the background the Prince islands. On the left Kadıköy and the Maiden's tower.

View of Tekfur Saray at Balat in Istanbul.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Balat / Fener / gr. Phanarion, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Palace of the Porphyrogenitus / Tekfur Sarayı, Palaces, Ruins, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace

The Topkapi Gate, on the Byzantine walls of Constantinople, in Fatih.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fatih, Gate of Saint Romanus / Top Kapısı, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Smoking, Thrace, Turkey, Walls of Constantinople, Watermelons

Interior view of Hagia Sophia from women's gallery.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottomans, Thrace, Turkey

The courtyard and the fountain of Hagia Sophia.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey

The Hippodrome of Constantinople. In the foreground the Obelisk of Theodosius I and the Serpent column. In the background Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

View of Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar, on the Asiatic shores of Bosporus. In the background the Seraglio Point and Pera (Beyoğlu).

View of Istanbul from Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

View of the Golden Horn from Eyüp.

View of the first Courtyard, known also as Court of the Janissaries or Parade Court. On the right Hagia Irene and the Imperial Mint. In the background the Gate of Salutation, leading to the Second Courtyard of the palace.

View of Istanbul from Maiden's Tower. In the foreground imperial boats are departing from Topkapi Palace. In the first view, the Ottoman Sultan; in the second, some Ottoman princes.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Cannons, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Imperial boats, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman army, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Ottoman princes (Şehzade), Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Shipyard of Karaköy, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Weapons

View of Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar. In the foreground two west European men, one of whom is most probably the author himself, are chatting with Ottoman men.

Tags: Animals, Antoine Ignace Melling, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosque of Abdülmecid (Büyük Mecidiye Camii), Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Natural environment, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Oxen, Peasants, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Shepherds, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views, Writers

The Yedikule fortress. In the background Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Castles and fortresses, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)

View of Istanbul from Üsküdar.

View of Istanbul, perhaps of the Seraglio Point. While Hagia Sophia and Hagia Irene are clearly depicted, the Top Kapi Palace and the Byzantine walls of the city are missing from the picture.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Hagia Irene (Istanbul), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottoman palaces, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views

Interior view of the Yerebatan Cistern, Istanbul. In the foreground two Ottomans are measuring the length of the site. On the background two west Europeans admiring the cistern.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Basilica Cistern / Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Thrace, Turkey

View of an ancient monument, possibly of Roman or Byzantine aqueduct, at Gelibolu.

Tags: Animals, Aqueducts, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carriages, Economic activities, Gelibolu / Galliboli, Horses, Human types, Ottomans, Professions, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Women

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