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Ottoman men are resting in the cooling room of a hamam, after having enjoyed their bath.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baths (Hamam), Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

The Çağlayan Palace in the Sweet Waters of Europe (Kağıthane). This palace was constructed on the ruins of Saadabad Palace, which was demolished in 1730, during the Patrona Halil revolt.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Saadabad Palace (Saadabad Sarayı), Smoking, Sweet waters of Europe / Kağithane, Thrace, Turkey

The Mağlova aqueduct at the Belgrad Forest, on the European shores of Bosporus.

Tags: Aqueduct of Mağlova, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Belgrade Forest (Belgrad Ormanı), Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Sarıyer, Smoking, Thrace, Turkey

Aqueduct at Belgrad Forest, on the European shores of Bosporus. A. I. Melling is most probably depicting here one of the three aqueducts found at Belgrad Forset (the Kırkçeşme aqueduct, the Uzunkemer aqueduct or the Aqueduct of Mağlova).

Tags: Aqueduct of Mağlova, Aqueducts, Art and antiquities, Belgrade Forest (Belgrad Ormanı), Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Kırkçeşme aqueduct, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Sarıyer, Smoking, Thrace, Turkey, Uzunkemer aqueduct

The Bosporus and the entrance to the Black Sea.

Tags: Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Istanbul, Natural environment, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of the western part of Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

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

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 Kağıthane on the shores of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Golden Horn, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Leisure spaces, Natural environment, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Pleasure pavilions, Social sphere and everyday life, Sweet waters of Europe / Kağithane, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women

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.

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 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.

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

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)

Portrait of Sultan Selim III.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Istanbul, Portraits, Selim III (III. Selim), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

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.

The costumes of the Ottoman army, after the abolition of the Janissary corp in 1826.

Tags: Istanbul, Mahmud II (IΙ. Mahmut), Ottoman army, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

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

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