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Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi) (41 Subjects)

Affluent women of Istanbul. Panoramic view of Istanbul. Women of the imperial harem.

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Map of Istanbul.

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Map of Istanbul, showing some of the city's main sights: A. The Plataean Tripod at the Byzantine Hippodrome B. The Column of Arcadius C. The Patriarchate of Constantinople D. The church of Hagioi Apostoloi, Istanbul. E. Atik Mustafa Pasa Mosque at the area of Vlacherna, initially a church built in the Byzantine era; its original dedication remains unknown. F. Cannons used in Suleiman I's campaigns to Belgrade, Rhodes and Budapest.

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View of Istanbul from Üsküdar. In the background on the right, the Tower of Galata; on the left, the tower of Leander.

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View of Dolmabahçe Park, where the Palace of Dolmabahçe was built later in the 19th century.

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View of Istanbul.

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View of Seraglio Point from the embassy of the Netherlands at Pera district.

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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.

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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.

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Landscape at Scutari (Üsküdar). In the background, the Tower of Leander.

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The Tower of Leander, Istanbul. In the background, Kadiköy quarter (on the Asian shore of the Bosporus).

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