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The dance of the dervishes at the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which was used as a tekije (dervish lodge). Sixteen ostrich eggs hang from the ceiling to avert the evil eye. A depiction of the final stage of the whirling dervishes' ritual: The two main dancers whirl while holding each other by the sash. In green, wearing a white turban, the Sheich or head of the Dervishes, who animates the dancers with his voice and by playing the tambour.
Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dance, Dancers, Dervishes, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos / Tower of the Winds (Athens), Human types, Inscriptions, Interiors, Musical instruments, Musicians, Percussion instruments, Priests, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Sheikhs, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Tekije (Dervish lodge)
Gathering of devout Muslims at the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which was used as a tekije (dervish lodge). Sixteen ostrich eggs hang from the ceiling to avert the evil eye. A depiction of the first stage of the whirling dervishes' ritual: the faithful praise God and Prophet Muhammad.
Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dance, Dancers, Dervishes, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos / Tower of the Winds (Athens), Human types, Inscriptions, Interiors, Music, Musical instruments, Percussion instruments, Priests, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Tekije (Dervish lodge)
A trial in the presence of the Grand Vizier.
Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Court officials, Courthouses, Grand Viziers, Human types, Inscriptions, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Quranic inscriptions, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Women
The public library of Grand Vizier Recip Paşa in Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Books, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Furniture, Grand Viziers, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Libraries, Library of Recep Paşa (Istanbul), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Quranic inscriptions, Recep Pasha, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey
Portrait of Sultan Suleiman I. Suleimaniye mosque in the background.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Banners and standards, Costume - Hats and headwear, Elephants, Ethnic groups, Inscriptions, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottomans, Portraits, Quranic inscriptions, Suleiman I (I. Süleyman), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey
Interior view of the Ulu Mosque in Bursa.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bursa, Bursa Grand Mosque (Bursa Ulu Camii), Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Inscriptions, Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, right after its reconstruction by the Fossati brothers in 1847.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Cherubs, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Mihrab, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul: View of the western part of the upper gallery, where the throne of the Byzantine Emperor once stood.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Chandeliers, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Nobility, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the imperial tribune in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This tribune stood between the mihrab and the Columns from Ephesus, which were transferred to the imperial capital during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Children, Columns / Pillars, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ephesus, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the imperial tribune in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This tribune stood between the mihrab and the Columns from Ephesus, which were transferred to the imperial capital during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Children, Columns / Pillars, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ephesus, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, from the north nave.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Cherubs, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, 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 mihrab of the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I. In the foreground pious Ottomans are praying.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fatih, Human types, Inscriptions, Interiors, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey
View of the interior of D'Amboise Gate in the medieval city of Rhodes.
Tags: Aegean islands, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Cannons, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Gates, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Horses, Human types, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Pierre D'Amboise, Quranic inscriptions, Rhodes, Social sphere and everyday life, Weapons, Women
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