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The Obelisk of Theodosius at the Byzantine Hippodrome. On the right, the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Human types, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Obelisks, Ottoman monuments, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey

Fountain at the garden of the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman monuments, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of Seraglio Point from the embassy of the Netherlands at Pera district.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople

View of Istanbul from Üsküdar on the Asian coast of the Bosporus. In the background, on the left, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the mosque of Ahmed I. At the centre, the mosque of Suleiman I. On the right the Tower of Galata.

Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views

The Chief Admiral of the Ottoman fleet shows himself before the Sultan. In the background (right to left) the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I, Hagia Sophia and Hagia Irene.

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.

View of Istanbul from Pera. Valens aqueduct in the background. To the left of the aqueduct, the mosques of Suleiman I and Ahmed I, and Hagia Sophia.

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.

View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the left the Fountain of Sultan Ahment III. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I, the Byzantine walls of the city and the Sea of Marmara.

View of Istanbul from Belgrad Forest, on the European shore of the Bosporus.

View of the Nuruosmaniye Mosque from the slave market of Istanbul.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Nuruosmaniye Mosque (Nuruosmaniye Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Slave markets, Street markets and bazaars, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views, Wells

Panoramic view of the Sea of Marmara from the Beyazit Tower, also named as Serasker Tower, on the Beyazit Square. In the foreground the Mosque of Sulatn Beyazit I. In the background Hagia Sophia, the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I and the Mosque of Küçük Ayasofya.

The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Basilica Cistern / Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views

The Cistern of Philoxenos in between the Hippodrome of Constantinople and Çemberlitas (Forum of Constantine I).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine Εmpire, Children, Cistern of Philoxenos / Binbirdirek Sarnıcı, Costume - Hats and headwear, Forum of Constantine I / Çemberlitas, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottomans, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Spinning, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey

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

The courtyard and the fountain of Hagia Sophia.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey

The courtyard of the mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey

The Hippodrome of Constantinople. In the foreground the Obelisk of Theodosius I and the Serpent column. In the background Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

View of Istanbul from Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

View of the Golden Horn from Eyüp.

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.

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

The Yedikule fortress. In the background Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Castles and fortresses, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)

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