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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
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
View of the Bosporus. On the left the Anatolian Castle, and on the right the Towers of the Rumelian Castle.
Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fishermen, Fishing, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Nets, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Professions, Rumeli Hissar Castle (Rumeli Hisarı), Turkey, Views
View of Kandili on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the foreground some Ottoman men are dancing, while others are enjoying their coffee.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Coffee, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dance, Human types, Istanbul, Kandilli, Leisure spaces, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Pleasure pavilions, Smoking, Turkey, Views
View of Kandili on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the foreground, Ottoman women dancing. On the left the Anatolian Castle.
Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dance, Human types, Istanbul, Kandilli, Leisure spaces, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Turkey, Views, Women
The seaside kiosk of Sultan Selim III at Bebek, on the European shores of Bosporus. In this kiosk the Sultan and other Ottoman officials of high ranks gave audience to representatives of foreign states.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bebek / anc. Chilai, Bosporus, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Human types, Imperial boats, Istanbul, Natural environment, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Pavilion of Selim III, Pleasure pavilions, Selim III (III. Selim), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey
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
View of Istanbul from Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Büyükdere / byz. Bathyrrhyax, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carriages, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Natural environment, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Oxen, Sarıyer, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Travel, Turkey, Views, 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
View of Kara ağaç on the shore of the Golden Horn.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ducks, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Houses, Human types, Hunting, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Ports, Shipyards, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Tufeks (firearm), Turkey, Views, Weapons
View of the Golden Horn from Eyüp.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Eyüp / byz. Kosmidion, Eyüp Sultan Mosque (Eyüp Sultan Camii), Fountains / Springs, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Ports, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Shipyard of Kağithane, Shipyards, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Travel, Turkey, Views, 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
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 quarters of Hatice Sultan (sister of the Sultan Selim III) in the Imperial Harem at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Hadice Sultan, Harem, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Interiors, Istanbul, Jewellery, Ottoman architecture, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultanas, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Women
View of the interior of the Imperial Harem at Topkapi Place in Istanbul.
Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Eunuchs, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Harem, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultanas, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Women
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 Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar. In the foreground two west European men, one of whom is most probably the author himself, are chatting with Ottoman men.
Tags: Animals, Antoine Ignace Melling, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosque of Abdülmecid (Büyük Mecidiye Camii), Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Natural environment, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Oxen, Peasants, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Shepherds, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views, Writers
View of Kadıköy. In the background Maiden's Tower and part of the Seraglio Point.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Dance, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views
View of Tenedos (Bozcaada).
Tags: Aegean sea, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bozcaada / Tenedos, Castle of Tenedos (Bozcaada kalesi), Castles and fortresses, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Horses, Houses, Human types, Mosques, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Turkey, Views
View of Istanbul from Üsküdar.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople, Women
View of the Pearl Kiosk, Istanbul.
Tags: Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Golden Horn, Gülhane Park (Gülhane Parkı), Human types, Istanbul, Mehmed II (II. Mehmet), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman kiosks, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Pearl Kiosk / İncili Köşk, Pleasure pavilions, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Sultans, Thrace, Tiled Kiosk / Çinili Köşk, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey
The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III at Hagia Sophia square.
Tags: Ahmed III/ IIΙ. Ahmed, Animals, Art and antiquities, Dogs, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Fountains / Springs, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Human types, Inscriptions, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey
The Gazi Yakup Bey Mosque at the main square of Çardak, village near Lapseki.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Çardak, Children, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Dogs, Fountains / Springs, Gazi Yakup Bey Mosque (Gazi Yakup Bey Camii), Human types, Lapseki / anc. Lampsacus, Mosques, Mysia, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Women
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