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The Byzantine Hippodrome of Istanbul. At the centre, the obelisk of Theodosius I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Obelisks, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Street markets and bazaars, Thrace, Turkey
Ottoman carriage. On the right, Ottomans enjoying a sherbet.
Tags: Animals, Beverages, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Economic activity, Equids, Ethnic groups, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fans, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Modes of transport, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Turks, Umbrellas / Parasols, Women
Imaginary depiction of the mosques of Suleiman I and Mehmed II.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Eunuchs, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Horses, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Istanbul, Janissaries, Modes of transport, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman soldiers, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
Great Eastern crisis of 1875-78: Greeks leave the city of Kavarna (today in Bulgaria).
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bulgaria, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Great Eastern Crisis (1875-78), Greeks, History, Houses, Kavarna, Modes of transport, Refugees, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Women
Alexandra Princess of Wales promenading in the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), during her visit to Athens in 1877. In the background, the Acropolis.
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Alexandra of Denmark, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Carriages, Central Greece, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Games and toys, Greece, Greek Parliament (formerly Royal Palace), Houses, Human types, Modes of transport, National Garden (Athens), Parthenon, Princes, Princesses of Wales, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Umbrellas / Parasols, Women
Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII of England) leaving Athens, 1875. In the background, Kapnikarea church and Ermou street.
Tags: Athens, Attica, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carriages, Central Greece, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Edward VII of England, Greece, History, Human types, Kapnikarea, Kings, Modes of transport, Princes, Princes of Wales, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Women
Panoramic view of Athens. On the left, a part of the railway line Piraeus-Athens-Peloponnese. In the background, on the right, the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaestus. In the background centre, the Royal Palace (today Parliament of Greece).
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Carriages, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Greece, Greek Parliament (formerly Royal Palace), Houses, Human types, Modes of transport, Parthenon, Railways, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Views, Women
The residents of Athens welcome George I of Greeks, October 1863 (imaginary representation). On the right, the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaestus.
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Arches, Athens, Attica, Carriages, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Festivities / Celebrations, George I of Greece, Greece, History, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Kings, Modes of transport, Parthenon, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Women
Kings Otto and Amalia visit Alfred Prince of Wales at the British Embassy, Athens. November 1859.
Tags: Amalia of Oldenburg (Queen of Greece), Animals, Architecture and built environment, Athens, Attica, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Greece, History, Human types, Kings, Modes of transport, Otto of Greece, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Women
The quay of Tophane, neighbourhood on the European coast of the Bosporus. In the background, the mosque of Kılıç Ali Paşa.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Birds, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kiliç Ali Pasha Complex (Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliye), Modes of transport, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views, Women
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