Bosphorus Collection (page 6)

Shipping in the Harbour at Constantinople
Shipping in the harbour at Constantinople, Turkey, showing H.M.S. Centurion and Benbow (in the distance)

Ferry Boat on the Bosphorus at night at Moda on the Asian side. Today it is a very up market area of Istanbul. A summer resort

The Dolmabahce Mosque, Constantinople at night
The Dolmabahce Mosque, on the banks of the Bosphorus. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times

The Rumeli Hisari - Constantinople
View toward the Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months

Faik Bey and Bekir Beys shared Yali - Yenikoy, Istanbul
Faik Bey and Bekir Beys shared Yali built in 1906 by the Italian Architect Raimondo d Aronco for Sara Sultan (later bought and shared by Faik Kurtoglu and Bekir Sitki Oyal)

Steam Ferry from the Bosphorus - Halas
The whole business of Constantinople has historically been linked to the Bosphorus that divides the European side of the city from the Asian side of the city

Bosphorus Steam Ferry
The whole business of Constantinople has historically been linked to the Bosphorus that divides the European side of the city from the Asian side of the city

View of the Rumeli Castle, Constantinople
View toward the Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months

Street Dogs asleep - Constantinople, Turkey
At the beginning of the 20th century there were an estimated 250 thousand dogs living on the streets of Constantinople, Turkey. These dogs were supported and fed by the population

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - Imperial barge
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) with his sons in an imperial barge returning to the Old Palace, with the more modern barge standing off in distance (see below)

Visit of German Kaiser to Turkey
The Visit of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II to Turkey for an official state meeting with Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918). They are visiting the German School at Constantinople

Turkey - Visit of ther Kaiser Wilhelm II
The visit of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (with his wife Augusta Viktoria) to meet with the Turkish Sultan, Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918)

Palace of the Italian Ambassador at Therapia
The Palace of the Italian Ambassador at Therapia. Would have been used mostly in the summer

English Cemetery - Uskudar (Scutari)
The English Cemetery at Scutari (Uskudar)

Ferryboat embarkation point - Arnavutkoy
Embarkation point at Arnavutkoy ( The Albanian Village ). It is charming and picturesque, particularly the back streets and lanes. There is still a lively Greek community

Muezzin - Call to Prayer, Constantinople
A Muezzin - the call to prayer from a Mosque overlooking the Bosphorus (likely to be a Mosque at Kuzguncuk). Visible across the Bosphorus is the European side

Lighthouse at entrance to the Bosphorus
Lighthouse of Ahir Kapou at the entrance to the Bosphorus on the European side

Istanbul - Parliament Building at Fundukli
At this date, the Turkish Ottoman Sultan was forced to have a type of Parliament - and this is the building which held the government at Fundukli on the Bosphorus

Steam ferryboat on the Bosphorus near Bebek returning to Istanbul

Constantinople - Rumeli Hisari
View toward the Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months

Constantinople - View taken from the Galata Tower looking from the European toward the Asian side of the Bosphorus

View of the Bosphorus with old fortifications, villages and Mosques, Constantinople, Turkey

Grand Street - Pera, Istanbul
Grand Street in Pera, Istanbul (European side of the Bosphorus). This picture shows the studios of probably the most famous firm of photographers in Turkish History - Sebah & Joaillier

Railway Station at Sirkeci - Istanbul
Oriental Railway Station at Sirkeci on the European side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 1899 as the Terminus for the Orient Express

Grazing sheep at Haidar Pacha, Constantinople
Sheep graze Haidar Pacha, Constantinople. On Asian side of the Bosphorus in the Uskudar District

Turkish Fire brigade running
Turkish fire brigade running along the waterfront at Constantinople carrying a hand-pump

The Ciragan Palace - Constantinople
The name Ciragan comes from the word " cerag" which means torch in Persian. The area in which the Palace is located was called Ceragan because of the famous Ottoman parties which were held

Constantinople - Haidar Pacha - Hotel Hugel
(German) Hotel Hugel, Haidar Pacha, Constantinople. On Asian side of the Bosphorus in the Uskudar District

Scutari - Constantinople
Asian side of the Bosphorus - now known as Uskudar. Scutari also is famous as the general location for Florence Nightingales Hospital

Turkey Bosphorus
The northern end of the Bosphorus at its junction with the Black Sea, viewed from the Giants Hill

Jasons Argo
This is the boat used by Jason in his successful expedition to steal the Golden Fleece : though equipped with a sail, it has to be rowed up the Bosphorus against the current

Crusade / Cross Bosphorus
The Crusaders cross the Bosphorus

Istanbul in 1520
Constantinople under Turkish rule - the Seraglio Palace in the foreground, the Golden Horn on the right with Pera beyond, the Bosphorus to the left, with shipping

Scutari Hospital
The hospital at Scutari, on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus, the scene of Nightingales successes : (the graveyard houses those she failed to save)

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