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The tomb of Valide Sultan Turhan Hatice, mother of Mehmed IV at the mosque of Valide Sultan or New Mosque (Yeni Camii) in Eminönü, Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Books, Costume - Hats and headwear, Eminönü, Funerary monuments, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Mausoleums, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Prayer, Quran, Religious practices, Sultans, Thrace, Tomb of Turhan Hatice Sultan (Istanbul), Turhan Hatice Sultan, Turkey
The public library of Grand Vizier Recip Paşa in Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Books, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Furniture, Grand Viziers, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Libraries, Library of Recep Paşa (Istanbul), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Quranic inscriptions, Recep Pasha, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey
The public library of Sultan Abdul Hamid I in Istanbul.
Tags: Abdul Hamid I / I. Abdul Hamid, Architecture and built environment, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Furniture, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Libraries, Library of Sultan Abdul Hamid I (Istanbul), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey
Hagia Sophia, Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I (Blue Mosque) and Laleli Mosque, Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Laleli Mosque (Laleli Camii), Mausoleum of Mustafa Paşa III (Istanbul), Mausoleums, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Religious practices, Smoking, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey
Official prayer to celebrate the Birth of Prophet Muhammad (Mawlid) in the presence of the Sultan and other supreme officials, at the mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Festivities / Celebrations, Grand Viziers, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Mawlid, Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey
Rites of passage in the Muslim cemetery of Eyüp, Istanbul.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Eyüp / byz. Kosmidion, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Muslim cemeteries, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Religious practices, Rites of passage, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey
Open-air praying site; such sites existed on all big commercial routes in the Ottoman Empire.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Camels, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Mosques, Muslim prayer, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Religious practices, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Travel, Turkey
Caravanserai at Küçükçekmece, near Istanbul.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Fountains / Springs, Horses, Houses, Human types, Inns, Inscriptions, Istanbul, Küçükçekmece, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Shops, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Travel, Turkey, Women
The aqueduct of Uzunkemer near Belgrade Forest, Istanbul.
Tags: Animals, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Belgrade Forest (Belgrad Ormanı), Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Uzunkemer aqueduct
The mosque of Sultan Ahmed I and the Byzantine Hippodrome. In the foreground, the Obelisk of Theodosius I, and the Obelisk of Constantine VII. Between them, the Serpent column, that is, the bronze base of the golden tripod of Plataeae, originally in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carriages, Children, Constantine Obelisk / Walled Obelisk, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Mosques, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Serpent column/ Plataean tripod/ Delphi tripod (Istanbul), Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Women
View of Istanbul from Pera. Valens aqueduct in the background. To the left of the aqueduct, the mosques of Suleiman I and Ahmed I, and Hagia Sophia.
Tags: Animals, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Turks, Valens Aqueduct (Bozdoğan Kemeri), Views, Women
View of Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Maps, Marmara sea / Propontis, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)
Fig. 1. View of Gelibolu. Fig. 2. View of Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Castle of Gallipoli (Gelibolu), Castles and fortresses, Gelibolu / Galliboli, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Towers, Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople, Windmills
Map of Istanbul.
Tags: Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Galata, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Maps, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)
View of Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Maps, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)
View of the Ottoman fortress of Kanli Kula in Herceg Novi, besieged by the Venetians.
Tags: Adriatic sea, Architecture and built environment, Battles, Boats and ships, Herceg Novi / it. Castelnuovo / anc. Neocastron, History, Kanlı Kula Fortress, Maps, Montenegro, Most Serene Republic of Venice, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments, Views
View of the Seraglio Point from the Sea of Marmara.
Tags: Art and antiquities, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople
View of the Obelisk of Theodosius I on the Hippodrome of Cosntantinople and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Dogs, Egyptian monuments, Hieroglyphs, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the Seraglio Point. On the left Kadiköy. On the right Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople
Interior view of the Ulu Mosque in Bursa.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bursa, Bursa Grand Mosque (Bursa Ulu Camii), Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Inscriptions, Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views
The entrance of the Ulu Mosque in Bursa. In the background Mount Uludağ.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Baskets, Bithynia, Bursa, Bursa Grand Mosque (Bursa Ulu Camii), Costume - Hats and headwear, Fruit, Houses, Human types, Itinerant traders, Mosques, Mount Uludağ / Mysian Olympus, Mountains, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Shops, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views, Women
The Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain (or Küçüksu fountain) in the Sweet Waters of Asia, in Istanbul. On the left, the Anatolian Castle.
Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Küçüksu fountain (Küçüksu Çeşmesi), Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain (Mihrişah Valide Sultan Çeşmesi), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Oxen, Sweet waters of Asia / Göksu Deresi / byz. Potamion, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the Sultan Suleiman I Mosque.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Camels, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Human types, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
The Ottoman customs house at Karaköy. On the left the Galata Tower.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Customs, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Frankish architecture, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Karaköy, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the port of Tophane. On the right the Ottoman imperial armory. On the left the Mosque of Kılıç Ali Paşa.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Kiliç Ali Pasha Complex (Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliye), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman imperial armory / Tophane-i Amire, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views, Women
North-eastern view of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Shops, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
The north-eastern entrance of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the right the Soğukçeşme street and part of the walls of Topkapi Palace.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beggars, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Soğukçeşme, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Women
View of Istanbul from Surmeli, district north of Ortaköy. In the background the Galata Tower and the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Frankish architecture, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ortaköy / gr. Mesochori, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Surmeli, Thrace, Travel, Travellers, Turkey, Views
View of the Seraglio Point.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Fishermen, Golden Horn, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Pleasure pavilions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople
View of Eminönü. In the foreground the New Mosque. On the left Hagia Sophia, and on the right the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Birds, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Eminönü, Golden Horn, Gulls, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the New Mosque in Eminönü.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Eminönü, Istanbul, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Religious practices, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
The entrance of the Imperial armoury, at Tophane.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Houses, Human types, Imperial armoury / Tophane-i Amire, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Tophane, Turkey, Views
The Fountain of Sultan Ahmet III. On the left, the Topkapi Palace.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Shops, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Turkey, Views, Walls, Women
View of the port of Istanbul, on the western shores of the Golden Horn. On the left mosque of Sultan Suleiman. On the right the mosque of Sultan Mehmet II. In the background the Kemerburgaz aqueduct.
Tags: Animals, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Birds, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Golden Horn, Gulls, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kemerburgaz aqueduct, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Ports, Turkey, Views
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