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The Byzantine Hippodrome of Istanbul. At the centre, the obelisk of Theodosius I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Obelisks, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Street markets and bazaars, Thrace, Turkey
View of the Hippodrome of Istanbul and the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I. On the left, Hagia Sophia.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Processions, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
Composition: Scene at the craggy mountains of Slavonia, historical region pertaining to modern-day Croatia (left), procession headed by the Sultan (right).
Tags: Animals, Archers, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Horses, Istanbul, Janissaries, Mosques, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Processions, Slavonia, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Travel, Turkey, Weapons
The Byzantine Hippodrome, Istanbul. Procession headed by the Sultan.
Tags: Animals, Archers, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Horses, Istanbul, Janissaries, Mosques, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman officials, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Processions, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons
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.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Atik Mustafa Paşa Mosque (Atik Mustafa Paşa Camii), Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Cannons, Churches, Column of Arcadius, Golden Horn, Hagioi Apostoloi (Istanbul), Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Istanbul, Maps, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Patriarchate of Constantinople, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Serpent column/ Plataean tripod/ Delphi tripod (Istanbul), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Walls of Constantinople, Weapons
Map of Istanbul.
Tags: Animals, Archers, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Golden Horn, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Horses, Istanbul, Janissaries, Maps, Military uniforms, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Walls of Constantinople
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
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