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The Tower of Leander, Istanbul. In the background, Kadiköy quarter (on the Asian shore of the Bosporus).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fishing, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mosques, Nets, Smoking, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views

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.

The quarter of Fenerbahçe south of Kadiköy, on the Asian coast of the Bosporus.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Boats and ships, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Kalamos - Fenerbahçe, Lighthouses, Marmara sea / Propontis, Natural environment, Smoking, Turkey, Views

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

Panoramic view of Topkapi Palace from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. In the foreground the Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III. In the background Prince islands.

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.

View of the Seraglio Point from Karaköy. In the background the Prince islands. On the left Kadıköy and the Maiden's tower.

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 the Seraglio Point from Pera (Beyoğlu).

Church in Kadiköy.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Children, Churches, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Religious practices, Turkey, Women

Interior of a church in Kadiköy.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Churches, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Religious practices, Turkey

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