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View of Büyükdere through the arches of the aqueduct of Sultan Mahmut I in Bahçeköy.
Tags: Animals, Aqueduct of Sultan Mahmud I, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Bahçeköy / byz. Petra, Büyükdere / byz. Bathyrrhyax, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Goats, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Professions, Shepherds, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views
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)
View of the Byzantine walls of Constantinople. The part of the walls depicted is most probably located somewhere in between Ayvansaray and Eyüp.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Costume - Hats and headwear, Eyüp / byz. Kosmidion, Goats, Golden Horn, Horses, Houses, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottomans, Professions, Shepherds, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople
Panoramic view of the Bosporus from Beşiktaş. In the background the Anatolian and Rumelian castles.
Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beşiktaş / gr. Diplokionion, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Goats, Houses, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Oxen, Professions, Rumeli Hissar Castle (Rumeli Hisarı), Shepherds, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Yalı
Panoramic view of the Bosporus from Joshua's Hill (or Hill of Jesus), close to Anadolu Kavağı, on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus.
Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Goats, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Joshua's Hill / Hill of Jesus, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Professions, Rumeli Hissar Castle (Rumeli Hisarı), Shepherds, Smoking, Turkey, Views
Wedding ceremony, most probably of Ottomans of higher rank.
Tags: Animals, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fountains / Springs, Goats, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Muslim ceremonies, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman officials, Processions, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Ṭuğrā / Insignia of Ottoman officials, Turkey, Wedding ceremonies, Women
The Hippodrome of Constantinople. In the background the Obelisks of the Byzantine Emperors Theodosius II and Constantine VII. On the left the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Camels, Carriages, Children, Constantine Obelisk / Walled Obelisk, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Goats, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Mosques, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Water sellers, Women
View of Ilissus river and the partialy destroyed bridge which led to the Panathenaic Stadium. A group of shepherds with their flock prepare to spend the night at the site.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Bovids, Bridge of Ilissus, Bridges, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Goats, Greece, Husbandry, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Professions, Roman monuments, Sheep, Shepherds, Social sphere and everyday life, 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
The Arch of Hadrian in Athens with the temple of Olympian Zeus. The temple of Artemis Agrotera in the background. Arvanite shepherds are taking their sheep to graze.
Tags: Albanians, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Digging tools, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Goats, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Husbandry, Oxen, Roman monuments, Sheep, Shepherds, Social sphere and everyday life, Temple of Artemis Agrotera in Agrae / Panagia stin Petra (Athens), 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
Entrance to the Black Sea (from the Giants Grave).
Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beykoz, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine monuments, Fortifications and fortresses, Goats, Human types, Istanbul, Joshua's Hill / Hill of Jesus, Medieval monuments, Shepherds, Turkey, Views, Yoros castle (Yoros kalesi)
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