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The mosque of Sultan Ahmed I and the Byzantine Hippodrome. In the foreground, the Obelisk of Theodosius I, and the Obelisk of Constantine VII. Between them, the Serpent column, that is, the bronze base of the golden tripod of Plataeae, originally in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carriages, Children, Constantine Obelisk / Walled Obelisk, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Mosques, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Serpent column/ Plataean tripod/ Delphi tripod (Istanbul), Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Women
Panoramic view of the Seraglio Point from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. On the left the University of Abdülmecid. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I, the Obelisks of the Hippodrome of Constantinople and the Sea of Marmara.
Tags: Abdülmecid I / I. Abdülmecid, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Constantine Obelisk / Walled Obelisk, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, University of Sultan Abdülmecid, Views
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.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Camels, Carriages, Children, Constantine Obelisk / Walled Obelisk, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Goats, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Mosques, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Water sellers, Women
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