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View of the Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa from Pera (Beyoğlu). On the left the mosques of Sultan Mehmet II and Yavuz Sultan Selim.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Kasımpaşa, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Shipyards, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Yavuz Selim Mosque / Mosque of Selim I (Yavuz Selim Camii)

Panoramic view of the Sea of Marmara from the Beyazit Tower, also named as Serasker Tower, on the Beyazit Square. In the foreground the Mosque of Sulatn Beyazit I. In the background Hagia Sophia, the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I and the Mosque of Küçük Ayasofya.

View of the Seraglio Point from Karaköy. In the background the Prince islands. On the left Kadıköy and the Maiden's tower.

View of the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I from the Beyazıt Tower, also named Serasker Tower, on Beyazit Square. In the background Pera (Beyoğlu) and the eastern shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Carpets, Fatih, Golden Horn, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Panoramic view of the Bosporus from Beylerbey. On the shores, Beylerbey Palace in one of its first constructional phases, before its final reconstruction ordered by Sultan Abdülaziz.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beylerbeyi Palace / Beylerbeyi Sarayı, Bosporus, Goats, Istanbul, Mosques, Officials, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Professions, Shepherds, Turkey, Views

The courtyard of the mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey

The Hippodrome of Constantinople. In the foreground the Obelisk of Theodosius I and the Serpent column. In the background Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

View of Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar, on the Asiatic shores of Bosporus. In the background the Seraglio Point and Pera (Beyoğlu).

The Anatolian and Rumelian Castles, on the Asiatic and European shores of the Bosporus accordingly.

Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottomans, Rumeli Hissar Castle (Rumeli Hisarı), Turkey, Views

View of Thebes.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Houses, Mosques, Natural environment, Thebes (Greece), Views

View of Kefeliköy and part of Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Büyükdere / byz. Bathyrrhyax, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Natural environment, Ottomans, Sarıyer, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women

View of Istanbul from Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

View of the Golden Horn from Eyüp.

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.

The Yedikule fortress. In the background Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Castles and fortresses, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)

View and plan of Egyptian sarcophagus from Cairo. Floor plan of the Amr ibn al-'As Mosque in Cairo.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cairo, Egypt, Monastery of Voulcano (Messenia), Mosques, Plans and drawings, Sarcophagi

Map of Cairo region and ancient Memphis. On the map the author notes some mosques and Christian temples.

Tags: Cairo, Egypt, Maps, Memphis, Mosques

The Sultan's boat entering the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Golden Horn, Human types, Imperial boats, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

View of Istanbul from Üsküdar.

Sultan Mahmud II on his way to the mosque.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Istanbul, Mahmud II (IΙ. Mahmut), Mosques, Portraits, Processions, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Map of Greece with the western shores of Asia Minor. On the lower part a the map of Istanbul is provided as well.

Tags: Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Coats of arms – Emblems, Golden Horn, Greece, Houses, Istanbul, Maps, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Tufeks (firearm), Turkey, Views, Weapons

Map of Greece with the western shores of Asia Minor. On the lower part a map of Istanbul is provided as well.

Tags: Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Coats of arms – Emblems, Golden Horn, Greece, Istanbul, Maps, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Tufeks (firearm), Turkey, Views, Weapons

Well in an Ottoman garden in Koroni.

Tags: Animals, Cisterns / Reservoirs, Gardens, Greece, Horses, Human types, Mosques, Natural environment, Ottoman monuments, Peloponnese, Social sphere and everyday life, Wells, Women

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