Iznik Collection

Turkey. Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. Detail of glazed pottery that decorates the walls, made by potters of Iznik

Council of Nicaea
At the Council of NICAEA (now Iznik, Turkey), called by emperor Constantine, Arianism is declared a heresy, and the doctrine of the Trinity is upheld [Nicene Creed]

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Nicea (today Iznik). Nicea church. Engraving by Lemaitre, Preaux and E. Gibert. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Interior of the shrine to Osman I, Bursa, Turkey
Interior of the shrine to Osman I or Osman Gazi, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, with tomb or Turbe, Bursa, Turkey. Cappella sepolcrale di Osman I

Turkish Earthenware Iznik Jug - Utrecht Silver-gilt mounts (hallmarks of about 1580). Date: 16th century

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

Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman s
Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe or Green Tom. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman style. 15th century. Architect, Hac Ivaz Pasha

Islamic art. Turkey. Iznik tile with the depiction of Medina (only the upper part is preserved). 1062 H./1651-2 AD. Underglaze painting. 27, 7x34, 4 cm. Museum of Islamic Art

The Obelisk - Iznik - Turkey near Bursa
The Obelisk - Elbeyli village, Iznik - Turkey near Bursa. Iznik derives from the former Greek name Nicaea. Famous as the site of the first

Blue and white plate with turquoise, 1530-1545. Iznik
Blue and white plate with turquoise, 1530-1545. Glazed. Iznik. Tiled Kiosk Museum. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Blue and white mosque lamp. Glazed. 1520-1525. From Yavuz Selim Mosque. Fatih, Istanbul. Tiled Kiosk Museum. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Polychrome mosque lamp. From Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosquee, 1
Polychrome mosque lamp. Glazed. From Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosquee, 1570-1575. Kadirga. Tiled Kiosk Museum. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Mehmed Aga (1553-1625). Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque. 1603-1617. TURKEY. THRACE. Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)

Crusades / Nicaea
FIRST CRUSADE Crusaders under Godefroi de Bouillon take NICAEA (now Iznik, Turkey) the first major city to fall to them Date: June 1097

Iznik - Turkey
Iznik derives from the former Greek name Nicaea. Famous as the site of the first and second Ecumenical Councils of Nicaea in the early history of the history of the Christian church

Capture of Nicaea 1097
The Crusaders take the city of Nicaea (now Iznik, Turkey)

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