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The central avenue of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

The armor bazaar in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

A scene in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, somewhere in Sandal Bedesten.

Milk store in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul.

The Bereketzade fountain near the Galata Tower in Istanbul.

View of Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar, on the Asiatic shores of Bosporus. In the background the Seraglio Point and Pera (Beyoğlu).

Ottoman villas on the Asiatic shore of Bosporus, near Kandili. In the background the Anatolian Castle.

View of the New Mosque from the port of Eminönü. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.

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.

The courtyard of the mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

The Column of Marcian in Fatih.

The Muslim cemetery at Üsküdar.

Panoramic view of the Bosporus from Beylerbey. On the shores, Beylerbey Palace in one of its first constructional phases, before its final reconstruction ordered by Sultan Abdülaziz.

The courtyard and the fountain of Hagia Sophia.

Interior view of Hagia Sophia from women's gallery.

The Column of Theodosius at Beyazit square (Forum of Theodosius).

The Fourth Courtyard of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. On the left the Kiosk of Baghdad.

View of the Tophane square and the Fountain of Sultan Mahmut I. In the background the Nusretiye Mosque.

View of the Byzantine walls of Constantinople. The part of the walls depicted is most probably located somewhere in between Ayvansaray and Eyüp.

The Topkapi Gate, on the Byzantine walls of Constantinople, in Fatih.

View of the Sehzade Mosque and Mausoleum in Fatih.

View of the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I from the Beyazıt Tower, also named Serasker Tower, on Beyazit Square. In the background Pera (Beyoğlu) and the eastern shore of the Golden Horn.

Interior view of the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.

The mihrab of the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I. In the foreground pious Ottomans are praying.

View of the port of Istanbul (Eminönü). In the background the New Mosque, and the Beyazıt Tower, also named Serasker Tower, on Beyazit Square. On the right the Galata Tower.