Minarets Collection

Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Mitchells Corn Palace, The Worlds Only Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota, USA. The card notes that this building is redecorated annually at a cost of $10

Ayasofya Mosque - Constantinople
The famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Became a mosque and now it is a Museum

Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - Karbala
Karbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad

Bara Bazaar and Charminar - Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Bara Bazaar and (back centre) the Charminar or Mosque of the Four Minarets and Four Towers

Dolmabahce Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, with warships of the Turkish navy on the Bosphorus in the background. 1930s

View across the Golden horn toward Topkapi Palace
View across the Golden Horn (with Topkapi Palace in background) looking over the done and minarets of a Constantinople Mosque

Istanbul Skyline, Turkey - Sunset
Istanbul Skyline at sunset, dominated by the domes and minarets of two of the principal Mosques - Turkey. Date: 1910s

Tivoli Gardens - Concert Hall Illuminations
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark - Concert Hall. The Illuminations

Istanbul - Galata Bridge
A view across the Galata Bridge and Golden Horn, with motorbuses, trams, cars and pedestrians packing the crossing

Ismidt (Izmit), Turkey
Izmit, Turkey - houses a harbour 87 km southeast of Istanbul. The Eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire between 286-324 AD

Lima, Peru - The Hippodrome, with its remarkable isalmic/moorish architectural styling. circa 1910

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Masjid Al-Kazimiyyah) or Al-Kadhimayn Shrine (Ḥaram Al-Kazimayn) - a Shi'ite Islamic mosque and shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq

The Blue Mosque and Walled Obelisk, Istanbul, Turkey
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul

Panoramic view of Constantinople with the Seraglio Point
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople. Panoramic view of Constantinople with the Seraglio Point. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver

Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Yedikule Fortress or Fortress of the Seven Towers. Its construction was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1458

Turkey - Istanbul - Mosque of Sultan Mahmud II
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Mosque of Sultan Mahmud II (The Tophane or Nusretiye Mosque). It was built between 1823 and 1826 by Sultan Mahmud II (1784-1837)

Turkey. Constantinople. Selim I Mosque, 16th century
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Selim I Mosque (1520-1527). It was erected by the Ottoman Sultan Suleyman I the Magnificent in honor or his father Selim I, died in 1520. Engraving by Lemaitre

Turkey. Constantinople. The Mosque of the Valide Sultan
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The Mosque of the Valide Sultan. It was built, between 1708 and 1710

Turkey. Constantinople. Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque. It was built by the Ottoman sultan Ahmed I between 1609 and 1616. Engraving by Lemaitre and Lalaisse

Turkey. Constantinople. The Suleymaniye Mosque (1550-1557)
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The Suleymaniye Mosque (1550-1557). It was commisioned by Suleyman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan

Reception of a Venetian ambassadors in Damascus in 1511
The reception of a Venetian ambassadors in Damascus in 1511. Engraving from a painting by the workshop of Bellini, by Lemaitre and Lalaisse

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Adrianople - Panorama
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Adrianople (today Edirne). Panoramic of the city. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Fleury. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver

Constantinople - The Forty Churches - Keurk Klica
Ottoman era. Turkey. Constantinople. The Forty Churches (Keurk Klica). Engraving, 19th century

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. View of Gallipoli
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Asia Minor. View of Gallipoli. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Cholet. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Turkey. Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Yedikule Fortress or Fortress of the Seven Towers. Its construction was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1458

Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Hagia Sophia
Ottoman Empire era. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Hagia Shopia. Byzantine Basilica converted into a mosque. Exterior view. Engraving by Lemaitre and Dumouxa

Sifaiye Medresesi at Sivas, Turkey
Sifaiye Medresesi - a medrese built in 1217 in Sivas, Turkey. It bears typical Seljuk features and was built by the Rum Seljuk Sultan Kaykaus I

Istanbul, Turkey - The Blue Mosque and Hippodrome
Istanbul, Turkey - The Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii, 1616) and Hippodrome Date: 1963

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani's tomb, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Tomb of a Moslem saint, Ramla, Western Israel
Tomb of a Moslem saint in the city of Ramla (Ramlah, Ramle, Remle), Western Israel. Date: 1920s

Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) - Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1922

Bara Imambara - Asfi Mosque, Lucknow, India. Date: circa 1900s

Street scene with mosque and minarets, Cairo. Vintage 19th century photograph

Sultan Ahmed Mosque or the Blue Mosque, Istanbul
View of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque or the Blue Mosque, Istanbul. Built in the 17th century with five domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes. Moschea Sultan-Ahmed

The At-Meidan racecourse and pillars, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, with the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in the background. Date: 1840

Frieze, Indian scene with elephant

Christmas crackers, Batgers Eastern Crackers, with a silhouette of a camel

Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore, India
The Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore, India (now in Pakistan), built in the 17th century. 1856

Cemetery at Cairo, Egypt. circa 1860

General view of Cairo, Egypt, from the Mokattam (Mukattam) Hills, with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque in the near distance. Date: 1922

Istanbul, Turkey - View from Galata Tower over Golden Horn. Date: circa 1910s

Aleppo, Syria - al-Safahiyeh Mosque and Street scene. It is unclear whether this wonderful structure is still standing... Date: circa 1920s

Istanbul, Turkey - The Blue Mosque or Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I with seven minarets. circa 1930s

Selimiye Camii - Nicosia, Cyprus
Selimiye Camii (Saint Sophia Cathedral) - Nicosia, Cyprus - a Roman Catholic Cathedral converted into a Mosque. circa 1930s

Saint Sophia Quarter - Nicosia, Cyprus. circa 1930s

Nusretiye Mosque - an ornate mosque located in Tophane district of Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1950s

Scenes of Cairo, Egypt on a Tourist postcard Date: 1950

Typical Small Neighbourhood Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
A charming (and typical) Small Neighbourhood Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey with ivy growing up to envelop the balcony on the minaret. Date: circa 1908

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