Aqueducts - TRAVELLERS' VIEWS - Places – Monuments – People Southeastern Europe – Eastern Mediterranean – Greece – Asia Minor

View of the port of Istanbul, on the western shores of the Golden Horn. On the left mosque of Sultan Suleiman. On the right the mosque of Sultan Mehmet II. In the background the Kemerburgaz aqueduct.

Byzantine aqueduct in Selçuk, close to Ephesus. In the background the Castle of Selçuk, on the Ayasuluk hill.

Plan of the columns of Yerebatan Cistern.

Gjirokästër.

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.

The aqueduct of Uzunkemer near Belgrade Forest, Istanbul.

Dam at Belgrade Forest, Istanbul, (most probably Valide Dam).

Ruins of an aqueduct at Ephesus, most probably the Byzantine aqueduct at Selçuk, near ancient Ephesus.

View of Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.

The aqueduct of Mahmud I at Petra (today Bahceköy), Istanbul.

Kemerburgaz aqueduct at Kemerburgaz, Istanbul.

Uzunkemer aqueduct near Belgrade forest, Istanbul.

Dam at Belgrade forest, Istanbul, most probably Velide Dam.

Composition of landscapes and monuments from Laborde's journey in Asia Minor.

View of the Roman aqueduct in Buca, Izmir (formerly also called Valley of Saint Anne).

View of the aqueduct of Laodicea in Denizli area. In the background, Maeander plain and the ruins of Hierapolis. Zeibek tents in the background.

Panoramic view of Maeander plain from the Roman Theatre of Nyssa in Caria. The plate shows the remaining parts of the aqueduct and the bridge of Nyssa, only second in size to the birdge of Pergamon among ancient bridges.

Ruins of an aqueduct in the area of Antioch of Pisidia, close to the town of Yalvaç.

Aqueduct on Taurus mountains, near Alaca plateau.

The mosque of Mehmed II in Istanbul. Valens aqueduct on the right.

Sections, elevations, plans and drawings of architectural features from aqueducts, with emphasis on subterranean structures.

1. The aqueduct of Kemer Burgas at the area of the same name. 2. Elevation and vertical section of part of the aqueduct. 3. Architectural instrument used to measure the ground for the construction of aqueducts. 4. Aqueduct of Mahmud I at Petra (Bahceköy). 5. Vertical section of Bahceköy aqueduct.