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View of the north nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the right one of the two lustration urns from Pergamon, transferred to the temple during the reign of Sultan Murat III.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Children, Christian priests, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Murad III (III. Murat), Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Religious practices, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Urns, Views
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, looking eastwards.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Cherubs, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Mihrab, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
The Mosque of Beyazit II on Beyazit Square in Istanbul. On the left, Ağalar Gate, which was renamed to Serasker Gate in the beginning of the 19th century.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Bayezid II / (ΙΙ. Beyazıd), Bayezid Mosque (Beyazıt Camii), Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Horses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman ministry of military administration, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Serasker Gate / Serasker kapısı, Social sphere and everyday life, Street markets and bazaars, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the Tophane square and the Fountain of Sultan Mahmut I. In the background the Nusretiye Mosque.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Fountain of Mahmut I / I. Mahmut Sultan Çeşmesi, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Merchants / Traders, Mosques, Nusretiye Mosque (Nusretiye Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Professions, Shops, Social sphere and everyday life, Street markets and bazaars, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Women
The prairie of Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.
Tags: Animals, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Büyükdere / byz. Bathyrrhyax, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Leisure spaces, Natural environment, Nobility, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Oxen, Sarıyer, Smoking, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
Ottoman villas at Tarabya, on the European shores of the Bosporus.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Tarabya / Therapeia, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the park of Pera, next to the cemetery. This park started off the area around today's Taxim square and through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı it reached the shores of Bosporus.
Tags: Animals, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Leisure spaces, Natural environment, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Park of Pera / Beyoğlu, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of Üsküdar from Pera (Beyoğlu).
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kiliç Ali Pasha Complex (Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliye), Mosques, Natural environment, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman imperial armory / Tophane-i Amire, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views, Women
The interior of a café at Tophane square.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Cafés / Cafeneia, Coffee, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Professions, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey
View of Tophane square and the Fountain of Mahmut I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Barrels, Children, Economic activities, Fountain of Mahmut I / I. Mahmut Sultan Çeşmesi, Fountains / Springs, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Kiliç Ali Pasha Complex (Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliye), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Street markets and bazaars, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views, Watermelons, Women
View of Tophane.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Cannons, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fishing, Fountain of Mahmut I / I. Mahmut Sultan Çeşmesi, Fountains / Springs, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kiliç Ali Pasha Complex (Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliye), Mosques, Order of battle, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman army, Ottoman imperial armory / Tophane-i Amire, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Ports, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views, Weapons
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
View of the Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa on the Golden Horn.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Golden Horn, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kasımpaşa, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Ports, Professions, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Weapons
View of Aynalıkavak on the north-eastern shore of the Golden Horn.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Aynalıkavak, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Houses, Human types, Imperial boats, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Ports, Shipyards, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views
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
The march of the Sultan from Topkapi Palace to the mosque, on the day of Bayram.
Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Fountains / Springs, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Janissaries, Military parades, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Processions, Religious practices, Selim III (III. Selim), Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey
View of the Second Courtyard of the Topkapi Palace, also known as the outer courtyard. On the left the Imperial Harem and Divan. On the right the Imperial Kitchens. In the background the Gate of Felicity, leading to the Third Courtyard of the Palace.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Divan-ı Hümayun, Gate of Felicity / Bab-üs Saadet (Istanbul), Harem, Human types, Imperial kitchens, Istanbul, Janissaries, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views
View of the first Courtyard, known also as Court of the Janissaries or Parade Court. On the right Hagia Irene and the Imperial Mint. In the background the Gate of Salutation, leading to the Second Courtyard of the palace.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Donkeys, Fountains / Springs, Gate of the Salutation (Bab-üs Selam), Hagia Irene (Istanbul), Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman mint (Darphane-i Âmire), Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Oxen, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Water sellers
View of Istanbul from Maiden's Tower. In the foreground imperial boats are departing from Topkapi Palace. In the first view, the Ottoman Sultan; in the second, some Ottoman princes.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Cannons, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Imperial boats, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman army, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Ottoman princes (Şehzade), Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Shipyard of Karaköy, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Weapons
View of the Erechtheion. Workmen excavating to reveal the base of the prostasis underneath the Caryatids. Ottoman official Dizdar Aǧa is leaning on his son-in-law's shoulder while two other Ottomans are supervising the excavations in order to keep him informed and to ensure that the British are not carrying away the archaeological findings. On the foreground a man, probably James Stuart, drawing the monument.
Tags: Acropoleis, Acropolis of Athens, Animals, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Caryatids, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Digging tools, Dogs, Erechtheion, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Excavations, Greece, Horses, Houses, James Stuart, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Painters / Engravers, Sheep, Smoking, Women, Writers
Northeast view of the Erechtheion.
Tags: Acropoleis, Acropolis of Athens, Africans, Animals, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Digging tools, Dogs, Drums, Erechtheion, Ethnic groups, Fortifications and fortresses, Greece, Horses, James Stuart, Military officers, Musical instruments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Professions, Servants, Sheep, Smoking, Women
The library of Hadrian seen from the house of Nikolaos Logothetis, consul of Britain in Athens. In the foreground, the soap mills. An Ottoman aga receiving a visitor; an Albanian groom.
Tags: Albanians, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Flower pots, Fountains / Springs, Greece, Greeks, Horses, Libraries, Library of Hadrian / Church of Megali Panagia (Athens), Lycabettus, Mills, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Professions, Servants, Soap makers
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