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Karakeui Collection

Background imageKarakeui Collection: Constantinople - Karakoy scene - Galata Bridge

Constantinople - Karakoy scene - Galata Bridge
At Karakoy, where the tourist liners moor up today. View showing the end of the Galata Bridge and the Genoese Galata Tower in background. Date: circa 1910

Background imageKarakeui Collection: View across the Glata Bridge, Istanbul

View across the Glata Bridge, Istanbul
A blue view from Karakoy toward Galata and the Yeni Camii Mosque across the New Bridge (Galata Bridge) - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1919

Background imageKarakeui Collection: Karakoy, Istanbul, Turkey - The Moorings

Karakoy, Istanbul, Turkey - The Moorings
At Karakoy, the tourist liners moor up today. View showing little ferry boats (some had awnings to keep the sun off the delicate passengers, so this is likely to be off-season!)

Background imageKarakeui Collection: Karakoy Place - Constantinople

Karakoy Place - Constantinople
Karakoy, the modern name for the ancient Galata, is a commercial neighborhood in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageKarakeui Collection: New Bridge (Galata Bridge), Constantinople, Turkey

New Bridge (Galata Bridge), Constantinople, Turkey
View from Karakoy toward Galata and the Yeni Camii Mosque across the New Bridge (Galata Bridge). A tram heads across the cobbled span

Background imageKarakeui Collection: Galata Bridge (New Bridge) - Constantinople

Galata Bridge (New Bridge) - Constantinople
View toward Karakeui in the hazy late afternoon light across the New Bridge (Galata Bridge). A solitary tram heads across the cobbled span. Postcard by Publishing House of Rochat

Background imageKarakeui Collection: Constantinople - Karakoy scene with ferries

Constantinople - Karakoy scene with ferries
At Karakoy, the tourist liners moor up today. View showing little ferry boats with awnings to keep the sun off the delicate passengers. Galata Tower in the background

Background imageKarakeui Collection: Karakeui Bridge - Sunset

Karakeui Bridge - Sunset
Setting sun over the Karakeui Bridge (later supercede by the Galata Bridge). Postcard by Publishing House of Rochat. Inspired to issue a series of cards of quite well-known views of Constantinople


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