Byzantine Collection (page 13)

The ebony minbar in the Alaeddin Mosque in Konya, Turkey
On the site originally there was a Christian Basilica which was converted to a mosque. This minbar was within this converted mosque

Detail from Alaeddin Mosque in Konya, Turkey
On the site originally there was a Christian Basilica which was converted to a mosque. This minbar was within this converted mosque

Turkey - Istanbul - Church of Saint Irene
Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene, often erroneously rendered (as on this card!!!) in English as St Irene - a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapce in Istanbul, Turkey

Seats in byzantine synagogue, Capernaum, Israel
Seats in a byzantine period synagogue at Capernaum, Israel. Date: early 20th century

Santa Maria e San Donato, Venice
The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, Venice. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement

Tbilisi / Tiflis
This ancient town has been successively under Persian, Byzantine, Arab, Mongol, Turkish and Soviet rule before its present incarnation in independent Georgia. Date: 1850

Romano-Byzantine Mosaic
Romano-Byzantine style mosaics, designed by G. Pippet, in the Church of the Sacred Heart and St. Catherine, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. Date: 1930s

Barbados - Tomb of Ferdinando Paleologus
St Johns Churchyard, Barbados - The rather remarkable tomb of Ferdinando Paleologus (?-1678). Paleologus was a descendent of the brother of the great Emperor Constantine XI

Rhodes - Byzantine Church, later converted to a mosque. Date: circa 1940s

Bulgaria - Pleven - The Public Baths
Bulgaria - Pleven (Plevna) - the three-storey historic building of the former public baths in Pleven built in the 1900s and commissioned to Nikola Lazarov, who combined Neo-Byzantine

Byzantine Costume / C5 / Men
Byzantine Costume/C5/Men

Byzantine Men / C5
Byzantine Deacon (left), bishop (middle) and Levite (right). Date: 5th century

Byzantine Emperor
Byzantine emperor Date: 5th century

Georgia - New Athos Monastery
New Athos in the Gudauta raion of Abkhazia, the breakaway republic of Georgia, situated 22 km from Sukhumi by the shores of the Black Sea

Georgia - New Athos
New Athos in the Gudauta raion of Abkhazia, the breakaway republic of Georgia, situated 22 km from Sukhumi by the shores of the Black Sea

Adapazar - Bridge of Justinian
Ancient Bridge built by the Emperor Jusitinian close to Adapazar, Turkey - now called Sarkaya

Interior, Euphrasius Basilica, Porec, Croatia
View of the interior of the Euphrasius Basilica at Porec, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. The early Byzantine church was named after Euphrasius

Euphrasius Basilica, Porec, Croatia
View of the inner court of the Euphrasius Basilica at Porec, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. The early Byzantine church was named after Euphrasius

Mosaic, Euphrasius Basilica, Porec, Croatia
View of the mosaic above the entrance to the Euphrasius Basilica at Porec, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. The early Byzantine church was named after Euphrasius

Palace of the Porphyrogenitus - Constantinople
Palace of the Porphyrogenitus. Constructed during the early 13th century as part of the palace complex of Blachernae. Named after Constantine Palaiologos, son of the Emperor Michael VIII

The Aqueduct of Valens - Constantinople. Built by Emperor Valens in about 375 AD. Water tapped from streams outside the city. In use until the late 19th century

Palace of the Porphyrogenitus. Constructed during the early 13th century as part of the palace complex of Blachernae. Named after Constantine Palaiologos, son of the Emperor Michael VIII

The Column of Theodosius - Constantinople

Adapazar, Turkey - now called Sarkaya
Adapazar, Turkey - the ancient Bridge, built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian

Carol I Mosque - Constanta - Romania
The Great Mahmudiye Mosque (Moscheea Mare Mahmoud II). Built in 1910 by King Carol I, the mosque is the seat of the Mufti, the spiritual leader of the 55

Greece - Mystras - Saint Demetrius Cathedral or The Metropolis of Mystras

Valens Aqueduct - Constantinople
Setting of the sun on the ruins of the Byzantine Aqueduct, built by Emperor Valens in about 375 AD. Water tapped from streams outside the city. In use until the late 19th century

Ankara, Turkey - The Belkiz Sutunu. A Byzantine column with a (lucky) stork nesting at the top

Nikephoros II Phokas (c912 - 969 AD)
An actor dressed up as Nikephoros II Phokas (c912 - 969 AD) - Byzantine Emperor of Armenian descent - married to Theophano, who was Romanos IIs widow and was regent for Basil II

Aya Sofya in Moonlight - Constantinople
The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Moonlight with the Hippodrome (and associated obelisks) in the foreground

Buyukada - Bathing
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) set within a border of seashells

Swimming Pool 1930S
The luxurious bubbling swimming bath of St. Gellert, Budapest, Hungary, which has a hall adorned with Byzantine mosaics, and radioactive water

Empress Saint Pulcheria
The remarkable PULCHERIA was empress, first with her brother Theodosius II, then with Marcian. She remained a virgin and became a saint for her good works and her faith

Aqueduct Near Belgrade
An aqueduct close to Belgrade in Serbia - probably dating from the early years of the Ottoman Empire or the late Byzantine era

Jesus Source of Power
All power comes from Jesus, but he passes it on to rulers he approves of, such as the Byzantine emperor Romanus IV Diogenes and his wife Eudoxia

A Byzantine Banquet
a Byzantine Banquet

George of Trebizond / Larm
GEORGE OF TREBIZOND Byzantine scholar

Demetrius Chalcondyles
DEMETRIUS CHALCONDYLES Byzantine scholar in Italy

Byzantine Costume / C6 / Men
Men of the Byzantine period

Byzantine Costume
Byzantine costume : two men and a woman

BYZANTINES / 800-1000
L-R: A Man of Rank, Basilius (886), an Empress, an Emperor and Basilius II (1025)

Constans and Priests
Byzantine emperor Constans II Pogonatus, who does not share the views of the Roman pontiff, ill-treats his priests

Byzantine Throne
The throne of a Byzantine emperor, making up in ornament what it probably lacks in comfort

Sicily / Palermo Chapel
Palermo: Byzantine (Palatine) Chapel

Emperor Basilius II
EMPEROR BASILIUS II son of Romanus II added the Balkans, Mesopotamia and other regions to the Empire

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Originally a Byzantine church, built by emperor Justinian to replace Constantines original building (destroyed by fire) it became a Moslem mosque after the conquest of 1473

NARSES (480? - 574)
NARSES Byzantine general and eunuch; commanded Justinian Is imperial bodyguard

Byzantine Doctors 2
Greek doctors of the Byzantine Empire plate 2 of 2

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