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The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III at Hagia Sophia square.
Tags: Ahmed III/ IIΙ. Ahmed, Animals, Art and antiquities, Dogs, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Fountains / Springs, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Human types, Inscriptions, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey
Reconstruction of Saint John's lodge in the medieval town of Rhodes. Knight Louis de Graon announces to Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson the approach of the Ottoman fleet under Mehmed II (1480).
Tags: Aegean islands, Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Dogs, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Horses, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Knights Hospitaller, Loggia of St. John (Rhodes), Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Monks, Pierre d'Aubusson, Portraits, Priests, Rhodes, Siege of Rhodes (1480)
View of the interior of D'Amboise Gate in the medieval city of Rhodes.
Tags: Aegean islands, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Cannons, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Gates, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Horses, Human types, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Pierre D'Amboise, Quranic inscriptions, Rhodes, Social sphere and everyday life, Weapons, Women
Persian officials take the most beautiful women of the city away to the harem of the shah of Persia.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Azerbaijan, Camels, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Harem, Horses, Military officers, Modes of transport, Persia / Iran, Persians, Şamaxı-Shamachy, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Women
The temple of Apollo in Ancient Corinth. In the foreground two men on horseback and two women promenading. A small party of card players.
Tags: Ancient temples, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Card players, Children, Corinth, Corinthia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Games, Greece, Horses, Ottomans, Peloponnese, Social sphere and everyday life, Temple of Apollo (Ancient Corinth), Views, Women
Remains of the portico of the reservoir of the Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni) at the foot of Lycabettus hill. Dairy farm belonging to Arvanites. A woman is milking her goat to make kaymak. A man has come on horseback to buy dairy products. A monk of Hagioi Asomatoi monastery is going to town with his donkey which is carrrying olives and wine. Mount Hymettus and Kaisariani monastery in the background.
Tags: Albanians, Animals, Aqueduct of Hadrian /Dexameni (Athens), Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dairy farming, Dogs, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Goats, Greece, Horses, Husbandry, Hymettus, Kaisariani Monastery, Monks, Pack animals, Priests, Roman monuments, Shepherds, Social sphere and everyday life, Women
View of the temple of Hephaestus in Athens. In the foreground, Arvanite peasants threshing corn under the supervision of a Muslim servant who is escorting his master's son. On the left, Arvanites in provisional hut (kalyvi).
Tags: Agricultural tasks, Albanians, Ancient temples, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Greece, Horses, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Tents, Threshing, Women
Aqueduct on the foot of Mount Lebanon. According to the legend it was built by Godfrey of Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade.
Tags: Animals, Aqueducts, Camels, Crusaders, Crusades, Donkeys, Goats, Godfrey of Bouillon, Horses, Human types, Kadisha / Abu Ali river, Knights Templar, Lebanon, Mount Lebanon, Mountains, Natural environment, Nobility, Oxen, Rivers, Shepherds, Social sphere and everyday life, Tripoli (Lebanon), Views
The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III at the Hagia Sophia square, Istanbul.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Fountains / Springs, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Human types, Imperial gates, Istanbul, Janissaries, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Professions, Riders, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, Sublime Porte (Bab-ı Hümâyûn or Saltanat Kapısı), Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views
The arch of the Sergii at Pula, Croatia. Peasants of Slavic ethnicity are walking by with their ox cart. James Stuart, Nicholas Revett and their assistant are on top of the arch, making drawings. On the left a man informs the women gathered that the travellers are searching the Arch of the Sergii for treasures.
Tags: Animals, Arch of the Sergii, Arches, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Author portraits, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Croatia, Domestic tasks, Ethnic groups, Horses, Istria, James Stuart, Modes of transport, Nicholas Revett, Oxen, Pack animals, Peasants, Portraits, Professions, Pula / anc. Polai, Roman monuments, Slovene people, Social sphere and everyday life, Spinning, Weapons, Women
The Roman Amphitheatre of Pula from the west. Slovenian women are laundering their clothes in the sea. Inhabitants of the city come to take water or to water their animals at a gountain close to the amphitheatre.
Tags: Ancient theatres, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Bovids, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Croatia, Dogs, Domestic tasks, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Horses, Istria, Oxen, Ports, Pula / anc. Polai, Roman monuments, Roman theatre of Pula, Slovene people, Social sphere and everyday life, Women
View of the Castle of Naples (Castel Nuovo).
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Carriages, Castle of Naples / Castel Nuovo - Maschio Angioino, Castles and fortresses, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Italy, Lighthouses, Mount Vesuvius, Naples / Napoli / anc. Neapolis, Ports, Social sphere and everyday life, Southern Italy, Volcanoes, Women
View of the Erechtheion. Workmen excavating to reveal the base of the prostasis underneath the Caryatids. Ottoman official Dizdar Aǧa is leaning on his son-in-law's shoulder while two other Ottomans are supervising the excavations in order to keep him informed and to ensure that the British are not carrying away the archaeological findings. On the foreground a man, probably James Stuart, drawing the monument.
Tags: Acropoleis, Acropolis of Athens, Animals, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Caryatids, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Digging tools, Dogs, Erechtheion, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Excavations, Greece, Horses, Houses, James Stuart, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Painters / Engravers, Sheep, Smoking, Women, Writers
Northeast view of the Erechtheion.
Tags: Acropoleis, Acropolis of Athens, Africans, Animals, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Digging tools, Dogs, Drums, Erechtheion, Ethnic groups, Fortifications and fortresses, Greece, Horses, James Stuart, Military officers, Musical instruments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Professions, Servants, Sheep, Smoking, Women
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