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Streetlet in Istanbul.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Shops, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Turks, Women

Ottoman carriage.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

A small boat (kaik) carries Ottoman women to the European shore of the Bosporus. In the background, the tower of Leander.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Turks, Women

Ottoman carriage.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bovids, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Mosques, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Itinerant sweets seller. The Tower of Galata in the background.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Funerary monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Human types, Itinerant traders, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

The fortress of Kilyos in the region of the same name, at the junction of the Bosporus with the Black Sea.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Castle of Kilyos (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kilyos, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Cave of volcanic minerals near Anadolu Kavaği, where the Bosporus joins the Black Sea.

Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

The fortresses of Europe and Asia on the Bosporus. In the foreground, the fountain of Küçüksu or fountain of Mihrisah Sultan, near the location of Sweet Waters of Asia (today Göksu Deresi).

Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bosporus, Bpats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Küçüksu fountain (Küçüksu Çeşmesi), Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain (Mihrişah Valide Sultan Çeşmesi), Ottoman monuments, Rumeli Hissar Castle (Rumeli Hisarı), Social sphere and everyday life, Sweet waters of Asia / Göksu Deresi / byz. Potamion, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Map of the Bosporus and its surroundings.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bosporus, Istanbul, Maps, Thrace, Turkey

1. Section of Çukur Bostan, a system comprised of seven open-air cisterns of the Byzantine era. 2. Elevation and vertical section of one of the walls of Çukur Bostan. 3. Columns, plans and architectural features from Philoxenos Cistern, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Cistern of Philoxenos / Binbirdirek Sarnıcı, Cisterns / Reservoirs, Çukur Bostan, Istanbul, Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

1. The aqueduct of Kemer Burgas at the area of the same name. 2. Elevation and vertical section of part of the aqueduct. 3. Architectural instrument used to measure the ground for the construction of aqueducts. 4. Aqueduct of Mahmud I at Petra (Bahceköy). 5. Vertical section of Bahceköy aqueduct.

Tags: Aqueduct of Mahmud I, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Bahçeköy / byz. Petra, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Istanbul, Kemerburgaz aqueduct, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

Elevation of the colonnade of a reservoir near Philoxenus Cistern, Istanbul. 2. Plan of said reservoir. 3. Vertical section of Egri Kapi reservoir. 4. Vertical section of Pera reservoir, at the site of modern-day Taksim square, named after the cistern (Taksim = cistern). 5. Plan of Pera reservoir.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Cisterns / Reservoirs, Egir Kapi reservoir (Istanbul), Irrigation systems, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Pera reservoir (Istanbul), Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

Sections, elevations, plans and drawings of architectural features from aqueducts, with emphasis on subterranean structures.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Irrigation systems, Istanbul, Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

Volcanic minerals discovered in Istanbul, around the area of the mythic Symplegades or Clashing Rocks: 1) The western side of Yum Burnu promontory, on the norheastern shore of the Bosporus, at the junction with the Black Sea. 2. Agglomerate of volcanic minerals with porphyry veins from Kadiköy (anc. Chalcedon), discovered by the author at Buyuk Liman, on the norheastern shore of the Bosporus. 3) Porphyry from Kadiköy (anc. Chalcedon). 4) Basalt from Buyuk Liman, norheastern shore of the Bosporus. 5) The eastern side of the northeastern end of the Bosporus, at the junction with the Black Sea.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bithynia, Black Sea, Bosporus, Buyük liman, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mythology, Natural environment, Symplegades / Clashing Rocks / Cyanean Rocks, Thrace, Turkey, Volcanoes, Yum Burnu

Ottoman imam.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Imams, Istanbul, Ottomans, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey

Deli, member of the light cavalry corps.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Portraits, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

The Grand Vizier.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Grand Viziers, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Portraits, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Spahi, member of the cavalry.

Tags: Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Portraits, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

Ottoman soldier.

Tags: Colossus of Rhodes, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Professions, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Ottoman archer.

Tags: Archers, Arches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Professions, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

Chavus Bashi, high-ranking administrative official of the Sublime Porte.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Portraits, Professions, Thrace, Turkey

View of the Dardanelles strait. In the foreground, Kilitbahir castle, in the background, Sultaniye castle.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Houses, Kilitbahir Castle / Kilitbahir Kalesi, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sultaniye Castle (Sultaniye Kalesi - Çimenlik Kalesi), Thrace, Turkey, Views

Map of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Maps, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the eastern shore of the Golden Horn, that is, the area surrounding Pera district.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the eastern shore of the Golden Horn, that is, the area surrounding Pera district.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the eastern shore of the Golden Horn, that is, the area surrounding Pera district.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: Kasimpasa shipyard is visible on the right.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Shipyards, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Bayazit Tower, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bayezid Mosque (Beyazıt Camii), Bayezid Tower / Seraskier Tower (Beyazıt Kulesi), Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Mosque of Suleiman I in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

Part of the panoramic view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Houses, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

Partial view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) with Topkapi Palace. The plate shows the Tower of Justice in the second court of the palace and the Harem.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Harem, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Justice / Adalet kulesi, Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

Partial view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) with Topkapi Palace and Incirli Kiosk.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman kiosks, Ottoman monuments, Pearl Kiosk / İncili Köşk, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

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