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Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the eastern shore of the Golden Horn, that is, the area surrounding Pera district.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the eastern shore of the Golden Horn, that is, the area surrounding Pera district.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: Kasimpasa shipyard is visible on the right.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Shipyards, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Bayazit Tower, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bayezid Mosque (Beyazıt Camii), Bayezid Tower / Seraskier Tower (Beyazıt Kulesi), Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Mosque of Suleiman I in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

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

Partial view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) with Topkapi Palace. The plate shows the Tower of Justice in the second court of the palace and the Harem.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Harem, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Justice / Adalet kulesi, Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

Partial view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) with Topkapi Palace and Incirli Kiosk.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman kiosks, Ottoman monuments, Pearl Kiosk / İncili Köşk, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

Partial view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) with Topkapi Palace.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

View of the spot where the Bosporus joins the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

View of the two fortresses of Kiz Kalesi, the ancient city of Corycus, port of Seleucia. One of the fortresses was built on a promontory on the coast and the other on Kiz Kalesi (Cramvousa) island.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Armenian monuments, Asia Minor, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Cilicia, Kiz Kalesi / byz. Corycus, Kız Kalesi fortress, Natural environment, Turkey, Views

Elevation, sections, details and plan of the bridge of Justinian or Sangarius Bridge. The bridge is situated on Sangarius (Sakarya) river, near Sabanca lake, on the outskirts of Adapazari, on the route from Iznik to Izmit. Today the bed of Sangarius lies to the east of the bridge, which only covers the smaller tributary Sark Deresi river (anc. Melas). Amogn the drawings, the now-lost triumphal arch at the western end of the bridge.

Tags: Adapazarı, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bridges, Byzantine monuments, Çark Deresi (anc. Melas) river, Rivers, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Sakarya (Sangarius) river, Sangarius Bridge / Bridge of Justinian (Justinianos Köprüsü / Beşköprü), Triumphal arch of Justinian's bridge, Triumphal arches, Turkey

View of the bridge of Justinian or Sangarius Bridge. The bridge is situated on Sangarius (Sakarya) river, near Sabanca lake, outside Adapazari, on the route from Iznik to Izmit. Today the bed of Sangarius lies to the east of the bridge, which only covers the smaller tributary Sark Deresi river (anc. Melas). On the foreground, the now-lost triumphal arch at the western end of the bridge.

The ruins of the basilica of Saint John in Pergamon.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Church of Saint John the Theologian (Pergamon), Churches, Houses, Human types, Mysia, Pergamon, Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Turkey, Views

Kemerburgaz aqueduct at Kemerburgaz, Istanbul.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Istanbul, Kemerburgaz aqueduct, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of New Mosque in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

View of the Golden Gate at the walls of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Gates, Golden Gate / Altınkapı / Yaldızlıkapı, Istanbul, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

View of Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Basilica Cistern / Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Istanbul, Thrace, Turkey, Views

The Obelisk of Theodosius I (on the left) , and the Serpentine Column, from the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, at the Byzantine Hippodrome of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Serpent column/ Plataean tripod/ Delphi tripod (Istanbul), Thrace, Turkey

Gül Mosque in Istanbul, often said to be on the site of the Byzantine Monastery of Saint Theodosia; however, to date the location of the latter remains unverified.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Gül Mosque (Gül Camii), Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mausoleums, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman mausoleums, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views

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)

View of the Rotonda in Thessaloniki.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Macedonia, Religious practices, Roman monuments, Rotonda (Thessaloniki), Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thessaloniki, Views

The Chief Admiral of the Ottoman fleet shows himself before the Sultan. In the background (right to left) the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I, Hagia Sophia and Hagia Irene.

View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Reliefs from the base of the Obelisk of Theodosius I, at the Byzantine Hippodrome of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, History, Horses, Human types, Inscriptions, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Thrace, Turkey

Ruins of an aqueduct at Ephesus, most probably the Byzantine aqueduct at Selçuk, near ancient Ephesus.

Tags: Animals, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ephesus, Horses, Houses, Human types, Ionia, Remains, Selçuk / Agios Theologos, Turkey

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.

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.

Mystras, with Mount Taygetus in the background.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Greece, Laconia, Mystras, Natural environment, Peloponnese, Views

The monastery of Daphni.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Athens, Byzantine monuments, Central Greece, Churches, Daphni, Daphni monastery, Greece, Monasteries, Natural environment, Views

The church of Hagioi Apostoloi in Thessaloniki.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Hagioi Apostoloi (Thessaloniki), Human types, Macedonia, Religious practices, Thessaloniki, Views, Women

The monastery of Saint Panteleimon at Mount Athos.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine monuments, Greece, Macedonia, Monasteries, Monastery of Saint Panteleimon (Mount Athos), Mount Athos, Natural environment, Religious practices

Remains of the monastery of the Shepherds, the site where the Angel appeared before the shepherds and announced the birth of Jesus Christ, at Beit Sahur (Village of the Shepherds) on the outskirts of Bethlehem. Site of the house of Saint John the Baptist at Ein Karem on the outskirts of Jerusalem; according to another tradition, it is also the site where Mary visited Elizabeth (today, Church of the Visitation at Ein Karem).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beit Sahur – Village of the Shepherds, Bethlehem, Byzantine monuments, Church at Shepherd's field (Beit Sahur), Ein Karem, Israel, Palestine, Pilgrimages, Religious practices

Church of Mary Magdalene, seat of Jerusalem Patriarchate at the time. Church of Saint John the Baptist, first hospital of the Crusaders, after which the order of the Knights Hospitaller was named.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Church of Mary Magdalene (Jerusalem), Church of Saint John the Baptist (Ein Karem), Churches, Crusaders, Israel, Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Palestine, Religious practices

Map of ancient Corinth with Acrocorinth.

Tags: Acrocorinth, Ancient Corinth, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Corinth, Greece, Maps, Peloponnese

Plan of the columns of Yerebatan Cistern.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Basilica Cistern / Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Byzantine monuments, Istanbul, Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

Inscriptions from the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Tags: Byzantine monuments, History, Inscriptions, Istanbul, Patriarchate of Constantinople, Thrace, Turkey

Interior of Hagios Demetrius church prior to the fire of September 1891.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Greece, Hagios Demetrios (Thessaloniki), Macedonia, Thessaloniki

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