Constantinople Collection (page 20)

Mosque of St. Sophia and Ahmed III fountain, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Entree de la Mosque Ste. Sophie, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Suleymaniye Camii (mosque), Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I, interior, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Yeni Cami mosque and Eminonu bazaar, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Yeni Cami mosque and Eminonu bazaar, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Fountain, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

A section of Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Imperial gate, Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Alman (German) Fountain, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Place de Tophane, Constantinople. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Panorama de Constantinople, pris d un des minarets de Ste. Sophie. Print shows a section of a panorama of Istanbul made from a minaret of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia

Seven Towers, Constantinople, Turkey
Greetings postcard from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, showing the Seven Towers (of the Ancient Walls) set within a border of cherries, with sheep grazing in the foreground

Turkish merchants, Constantinople, Turkey
Turkish merchants at the entrance to a shop in Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey. Date: early 20th century

Burnt Column of Constantine, Constantinople, Turkey
Greetings postcard from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, showing the Burnt Column of the Roman Emperor Constantine, built to commemorate the declaration of Byzantium (later renamed Constantinople)

Inside the Great Bazaar, Constantinople, Turkey
Scene inside the Great Bazaar at Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey. Date: early 20th century

Galata Bridge, Constantinople, Turkey
Greetings postcard from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, with a shell containing a picture of the Galata Bridge. Date: early 20th century

View down into the Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey
Interior view of the Ayasofya Church/Mosque/Museum - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1897

Ablution facilities, Valide Sultan Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey - First British troops arrive
The First British troops to enter Constantinople (Istanbul) at the end of the First World War in 1918. Date: 1918

Istanbul - Yesilkoy (San Stefano) - Station Street. Today, Yesilkoy is the name of Istanbuls International airport. Date: circa 1910s

Istanbul, Turkey - The Turkish Republic Monument
Istanbul, Turkey - The Turkish (Taksim) Republic Monument. The Symbol of the Republic - where all the demonstrations take place

The Yeni Camii - Constatinople
The Yeni Cami ( New Mosque of the Valide Sultan ) at Constantinople, Turkey. Standing at the Stanboul end of the Galata Bridge

Turkish Porters carry large barrel
Turkish Porters carrying a large strengthed barrel (possibly containing oil?) on two long yolks Date: circa 1900

Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III - Istanbul
The Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III (1549 - 1503 BC) - originally from Deir el Bahri opposite Thebes in Upper Egypt to commemorate campaigns in Syria

Istanbul - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque & Hippodrome
Constantinople - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - The Blue Mosque, a view including the Hippodrome. The Mosque has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga

The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul - Turkey Date: circa 1900

View of the Arsenal, Constantinople, with HMS Caesar
View of the Arsenal at Constantinople, Turkey, with HMS Caesar in the background. Date: circa 1919

Turkish Oriental Beauty, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
The Suleymaniye Mosque with view over Golden Horn - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1900

Constantinople Fall - 2
The defenders try to protect the city by placing a chain across the Golden Horn. Date: April 1453

Constantinople Fall - 1
The Turks blockade the city. Date: 10 November 1452

Constantinople Fall - 5
In the cathedral of Santa Sophia, the Roman and Orthodox churches are reconciled - but its too late to save the city. Date: 28 May 1453

Constantinople Fall - 4
Mehmets stratagem - to attack the city in the rear - proves very successful. Date: 22 April 1453

Constantinople Fall - 6
The emperor Constantinus XI Paleologus is last seen fighting as the gates of the city fall to the Turks. Date: 29 May 1453

Main Street of Pera - Istanbul. Date: circa 1905

Country View on the Way to Eyoub, on the Golden Horn (Istanbul, Turkey). Date: circa 1930s

The City walls (of the Seven Towers) - Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey Date: circa 1910s

Turkish Cemetery, Istanbul
A Turkish Cemetery - Istanbul, Turkey Date: circa 1904

Prayers inside Aya Sofya, Istanbul
Prayers inside the Aya Sofya Mosque, Istanbul - nowadays this incredible building is no longer a Christian Church (original usage) or a Mosque (later usage), but houses a museum. Date: circa 1905

Seraglio Point and Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
The Tophane Mosque and view toward Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point), the Sea Walls and Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. Date: circa 1910s

Ottoman Tombstone - Fatih Mosque, Istanbul Date: circa 1930

Yeni Cami - Istanbul
The Yeni Cami ( New Mosque of the Valide Sultan ) at Constantinople, Turkey. Standing at the Stanboul end of the Galata Bridge

View toward the Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul - the main administrative centre of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922. The Dolmabahce Mosque (architect: Garabet Balyan) can be seen in the foreground

Turkish infantry drilling, Yedikule, Turkey, WW1
Turkish infantry drilling at Yedikule (Fortress of the Seven Towers), near Istanbul, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Istanbul, Turkey - Eyup
View from The Eyup Cemetery in Istanbul overlooking the Golden Horn. The Mosque of Eyup lies over the grave of Eyub-el Ensari, the Prophet Muhammeds companion and standard-bearer

War damage, Haidar Pacha, Constantinople, WW1
Factories and a munitions train burnt out at Haidar Pacha, the western terminus of the Anatolian Railway, Constantinople, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Constantinople, Turkey - Muhurdar, Kadikoy Date: circa 1910s

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