Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi (41 Subjects)
Greek woman from Pera, Istanbul. Reproduction of copper engraving from an edition of N. de Nicolay's voyages (16th century).
View of the Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa from Pera (Beyoğlu). On the left the mosques of Sultan Mehmed II and Yavuz Sultan Selim.
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.
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.
View of the park of Pera, next to the cemetery. This park started off the area around today's Taxim square and through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı it reached the shores of Bosporus.
View of Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar, on the Asiatic shores of Bosporus. In the background the Seraglio Point and Pera (Beyoğlu).
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.
View of the Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa from Pera (Beyoğlu). On the left the mosques of Sultan Mehmet II and Yavuz Sultan Selim.
The muslim cemetery of Pera (Beyoğlu). This cemetery started off today's Taxim square and through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı it reached the Bosporus.
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.
The Muslim cemetery of Pera (Beyoğlu). The cemetery started off today's Taxim square, and eventually reached the Bosporus through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı.
