Religious practices (1117 Subjects)
Consecrated bread and eucharistic elements prepared for the Divine Liturgy.
Muslim cemetery at Istanbul, possibly at Üsküdar, on the Asian coast of the Bosporus.
Ottoman carriage. Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order.
The Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos island. The monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos island.
View of Jerusalem with the main sights and monuments of the city.
The church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. The Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre. The interior of the Aedicule.
1. Mount Sinai as seen from the Red Sea. 2. The Rock of Meribah out of which issued water when smitten by the rod of Moses. 3, 4 Summits of Mount Sinai (Mount Moses and Mount Horeb). 5. Mount Horeb. 6. Mount Carmel.
The mausoleum of Suleiman I at Süleimaniye mosque.
Muslim cemetery at Eyüp, Istanbul.
Mount Tabor, Israel.
View of Nazareth with the Orthodox Basilica of the Annunciation.
The cathedral of Etchmiadzin (4th century) at Vagharshapat, Armenia.
View of Ahmedabad, India.
Portrait of Emerich Tekkesi, head of the Protestants of the Austrian territories of Hungary.
View of Jerusalem A. House of Pontius Pilate. B. Dome of the Rock, mosque built at the site of Solomon's Temple. C. Ecce Homo arch.
View of Jerusalem, with some of the major pilgrim sites, among which the putative house of Caiaphas (A), the Dome of the Rock (B), Mount Olive (E), and the house in which Judas Iskariot stayed, according to tradition. However, the Holy Sepulchre is not shown.
View of Bethlehem and surrounding area, with some of the major pilgrim sites, among which the monastery of Prophet Elias (B). The Basilica of the Nativity, however, is not shown.
View of the Mount of Olives at Jerusalem, with some of the main pilgrim sites: The Church of Pater Noster (Eleona Basilica) and the chapel of the Ascension(A). The church of the Dormition of the Virgin (K). The Tomb of Absalom (M).
Mount Sinai and the Monastery of Saint Catherine (A). Mount Moses (D). In the foreground, caravan of Ottoman pilgrims to Mecca.
View of the mountains of Judaea, with the monastery of Saint John the Baptist, at the site where the Saint was born in Ein Karem village (A). The House of Elizabeth and Zechariah in Ein Karem village (C).
View of Antioch (Antakya), Asia Minor. Part of the walls of Saint Peter's church (B) as well as the castle of the Crusaders or Bagras castle.
View of the city of Mamre, or Terebinth, Palestine. According to one tradition, this is the site where David overcame Goliath. In the foreground, caravan of Ottoman merchants.
View of Ramla, Israel, with some of the main sights of the city. G. Ruins of aqueduct, probably of the Roman period. A. Monastery of Saint George. B. The White Mosque, built in the Ummayad era; in the 16th and 17th centuries it was believed that this was initially a church dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Nablus. D. The house of the province governor.
View of the Holy Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. On the left, a caravan of pilgrims arrives from Istanbul.
View of Mar Elias monastery on the route from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.
Ottoman (Muslim) funeral. Ottoman (Muslim) wedding. In the distance, the field of Büyükdere on the European shore of the Bosporus.
Whirling dervish of the Mevlevi order.
The lance by which Jesus Christ was pierced on the cross.
Gymnosophists near temples in India. 6: The author and a Dutch officer explore the lodgings of an itinerant fakir.
Indian gymnosophist.