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View of the General Archive of the Indies, housed in the former merchant's exchange house of Seville (Casa Lonja de Mercaderes). In the background, Seville Cathedral with the famed bell tower of Giralda. Giralda was formerly a minaret of the now-demolished mosque of the Almohad era, on whose site the Cathedral was built.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bell towers, Carriages, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, General Archive of the Indies / Archivo General de Indias (Seville), Giralda (Seville), Horses, Human types, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Seville, Seville Cathedral, Spain, Views
Imaginary depiction of the castle of Yedikule or Heptapyrgion (a prison in the Ottoman era), in Istanbul.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Istanbul, Janissaries, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottoman soldiers, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)
Reconstruction of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the foreground, the Sultan and his suite on their way out of the palace.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Istanbul, Janissaries, Mosques, Ottoman officials, Ottoman soldiers, Processions, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the Castle of Saint George (Castillo San Jorge), built on the remains of the “Castle of Triana” after Ferdinand III of Castile conquered Seville in 1248. On the right, the Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), built under the Almohad dynasty.
Tags: Arab monuments, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bridges, Castle of Triana / Castillo San Jorge (Seville), Castles and fortresses, Guadalquivir, Houses, Human types, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Rivers, Seville, Spain, Torre del Oro (Seville), Triana (Seville), Views
Imaginary depiction of the mosques of Suleiman I and Mehmed II.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Eunuchs, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Horses, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Istanbul, Janissaries, Modes of transport, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman soldiers, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
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