Istanbul Collection (page 8)

The Column of Constantine or Burnt Column, Istanbul
The Column of Constantine (or Burnt Column ) is a monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD

Ottoman marquetry and tile-top table. Turkey. 1560. Victoria
Ottoman marquetry and tile-top table. Turkey, Iznik and Istanbul. 1560. Islamic MIddle East. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears

Alexander Sarcophagus. 4th century BC. Battle of Issus (333
Alexander Sarcophagus. 4th century BC. Long side depicting Alexander fighting the Persians at the Battle of Issus (333 BC). Detail. Pentelic marble. From the Royal Necropolis of Sidon

Relief depicting a war chariot. Orthostat. Basalt. 9th centu
Orthostat with relief depicting a war chariot. 9th century BC. Basalt. Late Hitite Period. From the west side of citadel gate, Sam al (Sinjerli). Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient

Stele with relief depicting Assyrian official Bel-Harran-beli-usur praying in front of divine symbols. 8th century BC. Marble. From Tel-Abda. Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient

Sacred Basin. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC
Sacred Basin. Gift of Gudea, governor of Lagash, to the temple of the God Ningirsu. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC. Relief depicting winged goddess reaching and holding a round based vessel

Head of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Marble. 2nd centur
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedon. Head in marble. First half of the 2nd century. From Pergamon. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th century BC. Paros marble
Lycian Sarcophagus. 5th century BC. Lion hunt. Detail. Paros marble. Royal Necropolis of Sidon. Chamber IV. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Tomb of Sultan Bayezid II (1447-1512). Ottoman Empire. Istan
Tomb of Sultan Bayezid II or Bayezed-i-Veli (1447-1512), Ottoman Empire, from 1481-1512. House of Osman. Bayezid II Mosque. Istanbul. Turkey

Miniature. Deluge. Noahs ark Circling the Kaaba (Mecca). Mu
Islamic art. Miniature. Deluge. Noahs ark Circling the Kaaba (Mecca). Museum of Turkish and Islamic art. Turkey

Hagia Sophia. Fountaint of ablutions. Istanbul
Hagia Sophia. Fountain of ablutions. 18th century. Istanbul. Turkey

The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on Mount
Revelation of Tanail. The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on Mount Hira during a battle. Ottoman miniature. 15th century. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, WW1
Cartoon, Hearing cannon fire in Constantinople, showing the ladies of the Turkish Harem alarmed by the sound of the guns of Gallipoli - likewise the Sultan himself! Date: 1915

Byzas of Megara
BYZAS OF MEGARA the founder of Byzantium (later Constantinople, later still Istanbul) Date: flourished 657 BC

Turkey / Istanbul / Map 1835
Map of Istanbul (Constantinople). Date: circa 1835

Turkey (1839). Istanbul
Ottoman Empire (1839). Istanbul. Fountain of Amet III. Litography. TURKEY. THRACE. Istanbul. Library of Ahmed III (Topkapi Palace)

Muhammad and the Meccans. Otoman manuscript, 16th c
Muhammad and the Meccans at Medina. Miniature from the Siyer-i Nebi (Life of the Prophet) Turkish epic about the life of Muhammad, written ca. 1388 by Mustafa, son of Yusuf of Erzurum

Russian Ambassadors Summer Residence - Buyukdere, Istanbul
The Russian Summer Embassy at Buyukdere, Constantinople, Turkey on the Bosphorus beyond Tarabya. Standing at the North end of a large Bay - its Turkish name means Large Stream while in Byzantine

Kandilli, a neighbourhood of Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey
A view of Kandilli, a neighbourhood of Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey. It lies on the Asian bank of Bosphorus and is home to some of Istanbuls in-city forests, seen here. Date: circa 1907

Istanbul, Turkey - Moda, Kadikoy. Date: circa 1907

Istanbul, Turkey - Tokatlian Hotel at Therapia
The Tokatlian (Tokatliyan) Hotel at Therapia on the Bosphorus, run by an Armenian. Tarabya (Therapia) - world famous for aromatic raspberries, restaurants, hotels

Turkey - Istanbul - Sea Wall near the Palace of Boukoleon
Turkey - Istanbul - Sea Wall near The Palace of Boukoleon on the shore of the Sea of Marmara, to the south of the Hippodrome and east of the Little Hagia Sophia. Date: circa 1910s

Gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward the Bosphorus
The gates of the Dolmabahce Palace looking toward Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1906

Valens Aqueduct - Istanbul, Turkish Date: circa 1930s

Istanbul, Turkey - Ruins of the Chateau of Sir Henry Bulwer
Istanbul, Turkey - Ruins of the Chateau of (William) Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer (1801-1872) at Yassiada (Island of Plate) - Municipality Of Adalar.In 1858

Istanbul, Turkey - Haydar Pasa Station
Haydar Pasa Station viewed from the waters of the southern mouth of the Bosphorus - Constantinople, Turkey. Date: 1927

Battle of Uhud (23rd March 625). Hind, woman of Abu-Sufiyan and other pagan women of Mecca mutilate the fallen in Uhud. Miniature Painting. TURKEY. Istanbul. Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Turkey - Istanbul - Tram en route to Chichli Tunel down the Istik Lal Street Date: circa 1920

The Ancient Villa Huber - Tarabya
The Ecole Notre Dame de Sion (School of our Lady of Zion) - The former Villa Huber - at Tarabya, Istanbul. Now called Huber Kosku, Huber Mansion is located on the European side of the Bosphorus

St Mary Peribleptos Monastery - Istanbul
Byzantine Church and Monastery of St Mary Peribleptos - Istanbul, Turkey (Sulu Manastir). A string in the foreground holds a row of drying fish

Cooks Excursionist and Home & Foreign Tourist Advertiser
Cover illustration for Cooks Excursionist and Home & Foreign Tourist Advertiser, with a montage of images around a globe, including St

Turkish house with Cumba
Traditional Turkish wooden house. The upper rooms overhanging the street are called Cumbas, designed in order to catch any breath of air in the heat of the summer

A dancing bear and musician
A musician singing and playing a tamborine and his dancing bear at Constantinople, Turkey

Black Ahmed - Champion Wrestler
Black Ahmed (Cara Achmed) - a champion wrestler from Constantinople, wearing a champions sash and bearing the medals of his victories with pride

The Head Eunuch of the Harem at the Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, Turkey

Carrying a lady in a Sedan Chair
Turkish carriers and attendants transport a noble lady in a finely decorated sedan chair, Constantinople, Turkey

Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out water
Constantinople - Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out free water. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Sultan Mehmed VI leaving the HMS Superb, at anchor in the Bosphorus, Constantinople, Turkey. Mehmed VI Wahid ed-din (Turkish)

Hospital of Haydar Pasa, Constantinople
The Gardens of the Hospital of Haydar Pasa with staff and some inmates - Constantinople, Turkey

Revolutionary Group - Young Turk Revolution
Young Turk Revolution. Men/chiefs/army from Taurus (Eastern Turkey) pictured the during revolution with their leader Schoud ja-i-Nizam

Haidar Pacha Station, Constantinople, Turkey. On Asian side of the Bosphorus in the Uskudar District. Terminus Station with International and regional domestic trains

The Galata Bridge - Istanbul. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times, Byzantium was considered the world centre of civilsation for 600 years

The Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul
The Dolmabahce Palace, Constantinople. Commisioned by Abdul Mecit (1839-61) - architect Nikogos Balyn who in collaboration with his Father completed construction in 1853

Galata Bridge with Tram and temporary ceremonial gateway
Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey with Tram and temporary ceremonial gateway for an official visit by an unknown European Head of State. Date: 1934

Turkey. Istanbul. Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora. Byzantine church, later Ottoman mosque. Interior covered with original Byzantine mosaics. Esonarthex. Life of the Virgin

Magnificent Wooden villas - banks of the Boshorus, Istanbul
A very fine real photographic postcard of a set of Magnificent Wooden waterfront and a ferry Station jetty villas - banks of the Boshorus, Istanbul - exact location (as yet) unknown (Yenikoy?)

Istanbul, Turkey - Dolmabahce Palace from the Bosphorus Date: 1919

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