Thrace (1901 Subjects)
Scene from the Janissaries' revolt against Grand Vizier Ibsir Pasha in 1655. The Sultan receives the Janissaries' claims; at the same the dead body of the Chief Eunuch of the Harem is surrendered to the insurgents through the palace window.
Procession accompanying the Sultan from Topkapi Palace to the mosque.
Song in honour of Sultan Selim (not specified which of the Sultans named Selim).
View of Istanbul. 1. Heptapyrgion or Yedikule castle 3. Fenerbahçe quarter. 4. Port of Kadiköy. 5-6. Scutari palace. 7. Tower of Leander. 8. Port of Scutari. 9.10 Tophane quarter and street market. 11. Galata and Pera district. 12. Shipyards of Kasımpaşa. 13. New Mosque (Mosque of Valide Sultan) 14. Palace of Porphyrogenitus.
51. The prince heir to the Ottoman throne. On his right, the window through which the Sultan spied on the meetings of the Divan (assembly of Ottoman officials). 52. Plan of the Tower of Leander (bottom right). Plan of mosque (bottom centre). Drawing of minaret (bottom left) and other architectural and decorative features of a mosque (top) 57. Detail from wall decoration of the imperial mosques of Istanbul. 63. Wooden floor of Ottoman house in Istanbul.
46. Ottoman aqueduct in Belgrade forest, Istanbul. 50, 51 and 52. Architectural features of the aqueduct. 48. Monastery on Chios island. 54. The Sultan.
49. Ottoman kiosk on the Golden Horn. 57. View of Aetna volcano. 58 Water fountain in the open sea, a meteorological phemomenon witnessed by the author off the coast of Sicily.
A, B, C, D: Details from the base of the Obelisk of Theodosius at the Byzantine Hippodrome, Istanbul. E, F, Column capital from Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. G, H, I. Part of ark and column capitals from the church of Saint Benedict, Istanbul. J. Column and column capital from Philoxenus Cistern, Istanbul.
View of Hagia Sophia from the east (from the apsis).
View of the first court, also known as court of the Janissaries, at Topkapi palace. On the left, the church of Saint Irene. In the background, the Gate of the Salutation or Middle Gate, leading to the Second Court of the palace.
Interior of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul: central and northern naves.
Plan of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
View of Istanbul. On the left, the mosque of Suleiman I. On the right, Galata Tower.
Riot between the Ottoman police and Greek residents of Istanbul, July 1876.
Greek Orthodox believers of Istanbul return to their homes from church.
Top: Panoramic view of Istanbul from Pera. Bottom: Panoramic view of Pera.
Imaginary depiction of the mosques of Suleiman I and Mehmed II.
Reconstruction of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the foreground, the Sultan and his suite on their way out of the palace.
Imaginary depiction of the castle of Yedikule or Heptapyrgion (a prison in the Ottoman era), in Istanbul.
The Grand Vizier.
The Capudan Pasha, Admiral of the Ottoman fleet.
The Aga of the Janissaries corps, in official costume.
The Kaimakam, superior administrative official of Istanbul.
Kizlar Aghasi, head of the black eunuchs of the palace.
Sultana.
Greek woman of noble descent from Istanbul.
Merchant of Greek descent, Istanbul.
Wife of merchant of Greek descent, Istanbul.
Peasant of Greek descent.
Peasant woman of Greek descent.