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

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

Background imageHaggia Collection: Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire - Entrance to Ayasofya

Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire - Entrance to Ayasofya
Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire - One of the entrances to the Ayasofya. Date: circa 1905

Background imageHaggia Collection: Early Egyptian Cigarette Packet - Front and Back (combined)

Early Egyptian Cigarette Packet - Front and Back (combined) - manufactured by C Colombos Ltd. of Malta and Cairo using Turkish Tobacco. The reverse image is of the Ayasofya Mosque in Istanbul

Background imageHaggia Collection: Fishermen draw in nets - The Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey

Fishermen draw in nets - The Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1936

Background imageHaggia Collection: Seraglio Hill from Galata - Istanbul, Turkey

Seraglio Hill from Galata - Istanbul, Turkey. Print from Grelots Relation nouvelle d un voyage de Constantinople. Date: 1680

Background imageHaggia Collection: Map of the Seraglio Point, Istanbul, Turkey

Map of the Seraglio Point, Istanbul, Turkey by Fr. Kauffer (1776 / 1786 surveys) with additional information from Barbie de Bocage (1819). Date: circa 1819

Background imageHaggia Collection: Istanbul, Turkey - Courtyard of the Ayasofya with tourists

Istanbul, Turkey - Courtyard of the Ayasofya with tourists
Istanbul, Turkey - Courtyard of the Ayasofya with visiting tourist group. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHaggia Collection: Istanbul, Turkey, Ayasofya and Ahirkapi Balikcisi lighthouse

Istanbul, Turkey, Ayasofya and Ahirkapi Balikcisi lighthouse
Turkey - Istanbul - View of the Ayasofya Mosque and Ahirkapi Balikcisi lighthouse Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHaggia Collection: Istanbul, Turkey - Seraglio Point - Golden Horn

Istanbul, Turkey - Seraglio Point - Golden Horn Date: circa 1910

Background imageHaggia Collection: Little Hagia Sophia - Kucuk Ayasofya Camii, Istanbul, Turkey

Little Hagia Sophia - Kucuk Ayasofya Camii, Istanbul, Turkey
The Little Aya Sofya - the Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, now a Mosque. Begun by Justinian in 527. Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus were Patron Saints of Christians in the Roman Army

Background imageHaggia Collection: Ayvansaray, Ayasofya and German Consulate at Tarabya

Ayvansaray, Ayasofya and German Consulate at Tarabya
Istanbul, Turkey - Ayvansaray, Ayasofya and German Consulate at Tarabya Date: 1898

Background imageHaggia Collection: Istanbul, Turkey - Galata Tower, Water Carrier, Chimneysweep

Istanbul, Turkey - Galata Tower, Water Carrier, Chimneysweep and view of the Ayasofya. Date: 1898

Background imageHaggia Collection: Istanbul, Turkey - Ayasofya in the snow

Istanbul, Turkey - Ayasofya in the snow Date: 1927

Background imageHaggia Collection: Istanbul, Turkey - Ayasofya

Istanbul, Turkey - Ayasofya Date: 1927

Background imageHaggia Collection: Galata Bridge, Yeni Cami, Ayasofya from the Golden Horn

Galata Bridge, Yeni Cami, Ayasofya from the Golden Horn
The unmistakeable shapes of the Galata Bridge, Yeni Cami and Ayasofya from the Golden Horn - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageHaggia Collection: Istanbul, Turkey - Ayasofya - The Sultans Box

Istanbul, Turkey - Ayasofya - The Sultans Box. Built o the site of the former pulpit. This box is itself a 19th century restoration of the original box by Gaspare Fossati. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHaggia Collection: A Christmas Card featuring a Mosque

A Christmas Card featuring a Mosque
A quite bizarre Christmas Card featuring a Mosque (the Ayasofya in Istanbul, Turkey)! The creator seemingly failed to attend a How to cut an accurate oval course....!!! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHaggia Collection: The St Sophia Quarter - Thessaloniki, Greece

The St Sophia Quarter - Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHaggia Collection: Turkey - Istanbul - View Across Golden Horn

Turkey - Istanbul - View Across Golden Horn from just east of the Galata Bridge. View looking toward (from left) the Ayasofya, the Blue Mosque and (foreground) the Yeni Camii (New Mosque)

Background imageHaggia Collection: Turkey - Istanbul - The Hippodrome, Blue Mosque / Ayasofya

Turkey - Istanbul - The Hippodrome, Blue Mosque / Ayasofya
Turkey - Istanbul - The Hippodrome with the Sultan Ahmed Mosque(Blue Mosque) (foreground right) and a view toward the Ayasofya (back right). Date: circa 1920

Background imageHaggia Collection: Turkey - Istanbul - Ayasofya Interior

Turkey - Istanbul - Ayasofya Interior. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Date: circa 1920

Background imageHaggia Collection: Turkey - Istanbul - Church of Saint Irene

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

Background imageHaggia Collection: View down into the Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey

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

Background imageHaggia Collection: Prayers inside Aya Sofya, Istanbul

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

Background imageHaggia Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople (2 / 2)

Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople (2 / 2)
German Kaiser Wilhelm II visiting Constantinople during World War One - leaving the Ayasofya after a brief visit Date: 1917

Background imageHaggia Collection: Promotional card for Aegean Sea Cruise line

Promotional card for Aegean Sea Cruise line
A promotional postcard for an Italian Aegean Sea Cruise Line. The liner is the Albano, under the command of Captain Persich

Background imageHaggia Collection: Ayasofya - Interior view

Ayasofya - Interior view
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

Background imageHaggia Collection: Turkey - Istanbul - Ayasofya

Turkey - Istanbul - Ayasofya
The Ayasofya, Constantinople as viewed from the Blue Mosque with the Bosphorous in the background, looking toward Asia

Background imageHaggia Collection: Turkish girl and red rose - Istanbul

Turkish girl and red rose - Istanbul
A portrait of a pretty young Turkish girl, set in a circle, with the blooms of a red rose below. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in

Background imageHaggia Collection: Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - First Friday Prayers

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - First Friday Prayers
The first Friday Prayers as Sultan for Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) at the Ayasofya Mosque. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death in 1918

Background imageHaggia Collection: Ayasofya, Istanbul - Fountain

Ayasofya, Istanbul - Fountain
Ablution Fountain in the courtyard in the heart of the Ayasofya Mosque Complex, Istanbul


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