Ottoman monuments (712 Subjects)
View of Istanbul.
Map of Istanbul.
Fig. 1. View of Gelibolu. Fig. 2. View of Istanbul.
View of Istanbul.
Map of the port and castle of Pylos (Niokastron).
The Mufti of Istanbul. In the background Hagia Sophia together with some mausoleums of the Sultans at its courtyard.
Niocastron, the new fortress of Pylos, which was used as a prison at the time of the author's visit.
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 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.
Fountain at Pera.
The aqueduct of Uzunkemer near Belgrade Forest, Istanbul.
Caravanserai at Küçükçekmece, near Istanbul.
A street in Çorlu, close to Tekirdağ. In the background, the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I, built by architect Kassim and the mosque's Külliye, built by architect Sinan.
View of the village Kaskerat, which according to the author is located in eastern Thrace, close to Edirne and 35 leagues from Istanbul.
The village of Eski Istambul, near Kirklareli (in Greek Saranta Ekklisies).
Kirklareli (in Greek Saranta Ekklisies), Eastern Thrace.
Open-air praying site; such sites existed on all big commercial routes in the Ottoman Empire.
Rites of passage in the Muslim cemetery of Eyüp, Istanbul.
Official prayer to celebrate the Birth of Prophet Muhammad (Mawlid) in the presence of the Sultan and other supreme officials, at the mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia, Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I (Blue Mosque) and Laleli Mosque, Istanbul.
The public library of Sultan Abdul Hamid I in Istanbul.
The public library of Grand Vizier Recip Paşa in Istanbul.
The tomb of Valide Sultan Turhan Hatice, mother of Mehmed IV at the mosque of Valide Sultan or New Mosque (Yeni Camii) in Eminönü, Istanbul.
Parade of horses in the Sultans's honour, in the Second Court of Topkapi Palace, on the eve of the Bayram.
Religious ceremony in the Audience Hall of Tokapi Palace on the eve of the Bayram.
Leisure scene at Sweet waters of Europe (Kağithane).
Saadabad palace in the distance.
The main entrance to Tokapi Palace in Istanbul. Hagia Sophia on the right, the Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III on the left.
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.
A European ambassador has dinner with the Grand Vizier.
A European ambassador appears before the Sultan.