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The convergence of Bosporus and the Black Sea seen from Tarabya on the European coast of the Bosporus. Also shown is the position of Anadolu Kavağı (1) and its quay (4), Yoros Castel or Genoese Castle (2) and the structures added to the castle by the Ottomans (3), the Castle of Sultan Murad IV (5) and finally the European coast of the Bosporus.
Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine monuments, Castle of Murad IV (Istanbul), Castles and fortresses, Houses, Istanbul, Medieval monuments, Mosques, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Yoros castle (Yoros kalesi)
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 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 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
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
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
The Muslim cemetery of Pera (Beyoğlu). The cemetery started off today's Taxim square, and eventually reached the Bosporus through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Cemeteries, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
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
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 port of Üsküdar.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Fountains / Springs, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views, Women
A café on the Bosphorus, somewhere near Üsküdar. In the background the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Cafés / Cafeneia, Coffee, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fountains / Springs, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views
Panoramic view of Topkapi Palace from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. In the foreground the Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III. In the background Prince islands.
Tags: Ahmed III/ IIΙ. Ahmed, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Carriages, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Prince islands (Prens Adaları), Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views
Panoramic view of the Topkapi Palace from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. In the foreground the first courtyard of the palace with Hagia Irene on the left. In the background the Gate of Salutation, the Tower of Justice, the Divan and the imperial kitchens.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carriages, Gate of the Salutation (Bab-üs Selam), Golden Horn, Hagia Irene (Istanbul), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Marmara sea / Propontis, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Justice / Adalet kulesi, Turkey, Views
View of the Sweet Waters of Asia, on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the background the Anatolian Castle.
Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Küçüksu fountain (Küçüksu Çeşmesi), Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain (Mihrişah Valide Sultan Çeşmesi), Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sweet waters of Asia / Göksu Deresi / byz. Potamion, Tents, Turkey, Views
View of Istanbul from Belgrad Forest, on the European shore of the Bosporus.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Belgrade Forest (Belgrad Ormanı), Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine monuments, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Natural environment, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Travel, Travellers, Turkey, Views
View of Istanbul from Üsküdar. On the left Kadiköy. On the right the Seraglio Point.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bosporus, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views
View of Istanbul from Üsküdar.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views
View of Istanbul from Üsküdar.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views
The Tower of Galata. In the background the Seraglio Point and Hagia Sophia.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Frankish monuments, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Ottomans, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of Istiniye, on the European shores of the Bosporus. On the left the Fountain of Ahmet Şemsettin.
Tags: Ahmet Şemsettin fountain/ (Ahmet Şemsettin efendi çeşmesi), Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Istanbul, İstinye / anc. Leosthenion, Itinerant traders, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Professions, Sarıyer, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women
View of the area the Dolmabahçe Palace was built at, from the Muslim cemetery of Pera (Beyoğlu). This cemetery started off today's Taxim Square and through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı it reached the Bosporus.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Cemeteries, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dolmabahçe - Dolmabahçe Palace (Dolmabahçe Sarayı), Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Gümüşsuyu, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Rites of passage, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the Seraglio Point from Karaköy. In the background the Prince islands. On the left Kadıköy and the Maiden's tower.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Prince islands (Prens Adaları), Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views
Panoramic view of the Bosporus. On the left Yoros Castle.
Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beykoz, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Fortifications and fortresses, Human types, Istanbul, Joshua's Hill / Hill of Jesus, Medieval monuments, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Travel, Travellers, Turkey, Views, Yoros castle (Yoros kalesi)
The entrance to the Black Sea from Istanbul. On the right Yoros Castle, close to Anadolu Kavağı.
Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beykoz, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fortifications and fortresses, Goats, Human types, Istanbul, Joshua's Hill / Hill of Jesus, Medieval monuments, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Professions, Shepherds, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views, Yoros castle (Yoros kalesi)
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