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View of Istanbul. 1. Heptapyrgion or Yedikule castle 3. Fenerbahçe quarter. 4. Port of Kadiköy. 5-6. Scutari palace. 7. Tower of Leander. 8. Port of Scutari. 9.10 Tophane quarter and street market. 11. Galata and Pera district. 12. Shipyards of Kasımpaşa. 13. New Mosque (Mosque of Valide Sultan) 14. Palace of Porphyrogenitus.

View of the miltary barracks and the park of Pera.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Bovids, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Park of Pera / Beyoğlu, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Map of Istanbul, showing some of the city's main sights: A. The Plataean Tripod at the Byzantine Hippodrome B. The Column of Arcadius C. The Patriarchate of Constantinople D. The church of Hagioi Apostoloi, Istanbul. E. Atik Mustafa Pasa Mosque at the area of Vlacherna, initially a church built in the Byzantine era; its original dedication remains unknown. F. Cannons used in Suleiman I's campaigns to Belgrade, Rhodes and Budapest.

Fountain at Pera.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Fountains / Springs, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Muslim woman from Beyoglu (Pera), Istanbul.

Tags: Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Jewellery, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Dervishes of the Order of Mevlevi at the teke of Pera (Beyoğlu) in Istanbul.

Tags: Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Britons, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dervishes, Ethnic groups, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Teke of Pera, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Dancing dervishes of the Mevlevi Order, in the Tekes of Pera (Istanbul).

Tags: Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Chandeliers, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dervishes, Interiors, Istanbul, Mevlevi order, Music, Musicians, Ottomans, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Tekije (Dervish lodge), Thrace, Turkey

Panoramic view of the Topkapi Palace from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. In the foreground the first courtyard of the palace with Hagia Irene on the left. In the background the Gate of Salutation, the Tower of Justice, the Divan and the imperial kitchens.

The muslim cemetery of Pera (Beyoğlu). This cemetery started off today's Taxim square and through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı it reached the Bosporus.

Tags: Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Houses, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman architecture, Religious practices, Thrace, Views

View of the Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa from Pera (Beyoğlu). On the left the mosques of Sultan Mehmet II and Yavuz Sultan Selim.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Kasımpaşa, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Shipyards, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Yavuz Selim Mosque / Mosque of Selim I (Yavuz Selim Camii)

View of the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I from the Beyazıt Tower, also named Serasker Tower, on Beyazit Square. In the background Pera (Beyoğlu) and the eastern shore of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Carpets, Fatih, Golden Horn, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar, on the Asiatic shores of Bosporus. In the background the Seraglio Point and Pera (Beyoğlu).

View of the Golden Horn from Eyüp.

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 the Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa from Pera (Beyoğlu). On the left the mosques of Sultan Mehmed II and Yavuz Sultan Selim.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Golden Horn, Istanbul, Kasımpaşa, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Shipyards, Turkey, Views, Yavuz Selim Mosque / Mosque of Selim I (Yavuz Selim Camii)

View of Istanbul from Üsküdar.

View of Istanbul, from the British Minister's palace.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Embassies, Houses, Istanbul, Thrace, Turkey

Greek lady from Pera (Beyoğlu) in Istanbul.

Tags: Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greeks, Human types, Istanbul, Thrace, Women

View of the Seraglio Point from Pera (Beyoğlu).

View of Istanbul from the French Embassy at Pera (Beyoğlu).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Ethnic groups, French, French Embassy, Gardeners, Istanbul, Mosques, Professions, Thrace, Views, Wells, Women

The Tower of Leander seen from Üsküdar. Pera and Galata in the background.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Galata, Istanbul, Lighthouses, Medieval monuments, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views

View of Petit Champ des Morts cemetery and the old city of Istanbul from Pera (Beyoğlu).

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Cemeteries, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Golden Horn, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Valens Aqueduct (Bozdoğan Kemeri), Views, Women

View of Pera, copper engraving by Luigi Mayer.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views, Women

The cemetery of Pera.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Cemeteries, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Thrace, Turkey

Street in Pera. The Seraglio point in the background.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Porters, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

View of Pera (Beyoğlu) from Tophane.

Tags: Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views

Greek woman from Pera, Istanbul. Reproduction of copper engraving from an edition of N. de Nicolay's voyages (16th century).

Tags: Beauty care, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Jewellery, Shoes and footwear, Thrace, Turkey, Women

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