Minaret Collection (page 3)

Man and woman of Paris standing in front of a fountain, 1818
Man and woman of Paris standing in front of a fountain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World

Man and woman of Palestine, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Muslim chapel in a seraglio. Two gentlemen of the chamber stay in the chapel for two entire days twice a week to honor the birth of Muhammed

Muslim man praying at a roadside prayer site
Open-air raised praying site; such sites existed on all big commercial routes in the Ottoman Empire. Muslim man kneeling on a prayer mat in front of a carved stone indicating Mecca

Muezzin in a minaret performing the call to prayer
Muezzin in a minaret of a mosque performing the call to prayer or adhan. Muezzin pubblico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

The Sultan watching young men battle with djerid spears
The Sultan in his Kiosk watching teams of cavalry throw spears or djerid at each other. Musicians playing horns and drums in front of pitched tents. Esercizio del Djirid

Yemeni cavalry performing military exercises, 1800s
Yemeni cavalry performing military exercises. They gallop on horses in front of a fortress wall and mosque, while a soldier with musket watches. Ezercizi Militari del Yemen

The At-Meidan racecourse and pillars, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, with the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in the background. Date: 1840

Poster, Fly to Africa and the Middle East by BOAC. 1959

The great square of Cairo, Egypt, 1820s. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

New Egyptian architecture: mosque, convent and tombs
New Egyptian architecture: mosque in Alexandria, white convent, and tombs of the caliphs, Cairo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Frieze, Indian scene with elephant

Christmas crackers, Batgers Eastern Crackers, with a silhouette of a camel

Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore, India
The Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore, India (now in Pakistan), built in the 17th century. 1856

Cemetery at Cairo, Egypt. circa 1860

General view of Cairo, Egypt, from the Mokattam (Mukattam) Hills, with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque in the near distance. Date: 1922

Mosque at the Oriental Institute, Maybury, Woking
The first Mosque in England at the Oriental Institute, Maybury, Woking. 1889

Aleppo, Syria - al-Safahiyeh Mosque and Street scene. It is unclear whether this wonderful structure is still standing... Date: circa 1920s

Casablanca, Morocco - Boulevard Gourand
circa 1910s

Tangier, Morocco - Grand Mosque of Tangier
circa 1910s

Tangier, Morocco - View close to the Villa de France
circa 1910s

Tangier, Morocco - View from the top of a minaret
circa 1910s

Mosque Sidi Abdel el-Moumen - Biskra, Algeria. circa 1907

Famagusta, Cyprus - the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque (originally known as the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas). circa 1930s

Beirut, Lebanon - Mosque Minaret in the Pine Forest Date: circa 1907

Bab Tuma ( Gate of Thomas ) - Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1920s
Bab Tuma (" Gate of Thomas" ) - Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1920s

Porte de lEst, Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1908

Qutub Minar, Delhi, India
Qutub Minar, the worlds tallest brick minaret, Delhi, India. Date: circa 1832

The beautiful minaret of the Grand Mosque at Bizerte (Bizerta), Tunisia, North Africa - known (in classical times) as Hippo

Suleymaniye Mosque (Mosque of Suleiman) - Rhodes, Greece - originally built after the Ottoman conquest of Rhodes in 1522 and reconstructed in 1808. Date: circa 1937

The Court of Justice and old Minaret, Aden, Yemen - within the grounds of the British Military Camp. Date: circa 1910s

Scenes of Cairo, Egypt on a Tourist postcard Date: 1950

Two women cooking - near mosque, Uchisar, Cappadocia, Turkey
Two Turkish women cook food over an open fire beneath the walls and minaret of a mosque in Uchisar, Cappadocia, Turkey Date: 1992

Damascus, Syria - The Sinan Pasha Mosque (Sinan Pasa Camii) - an early Ottoman-era mosque, located along Suq Sinaniyya Street. Date: circa 1907

Beirut, Lebanon - Metwalli women at the Fountain
Beirut, Lebanon - Metwalli (a derogatory term for Shi as / Shi ites) Women at the Fountain. Date: circa 1910s

Typical Small Neighbourhood Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
A charming (and typical) Small Neighbourhood Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey with ivy growing up to envelop the balcony on the minaret. Date: circa 1908

Shoreline of the Bosphorus, Istanbul - Vanikoy, Bogazici - Minaret of the Vanikoy Camii (Mehmet Efendi Mosque) visible through the trees. Date: circa 1930s

Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina - Trgovke St in the Bascarsija. The basic elements of the Carsija are markets, mosques, shops and kiosks

Mosque El-Djedid, Algiers, Algeria, with the consular building on the right. Date: circa 1910s

The Blue Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The Blue Mosque (or the Aqsunqur Mosque) located in Cairo, Egypt is one of several blue mosques in the world. Completed in 1347, the Blue Mosque, located in the heart of Islamic Cairo

Alexandria, Egypt - Attarine Mosque. Built as a Church dedicated to Saint Athanasius in 370 and converted into a Mosque at the beginning of the Arab conquest

Yenisehir - a district of Bursa Province of Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Palermo, Italy - Chiesa di S. Giovanni degli Eremili. The churchs origins date to the 6th century. After the Islamic conquest of Sicily, it was converted into a mosque

Exotic Eastern Woman - Citadel, Tombs of Mamluks, Cairo
Composite photographic postcard showing an illustration of an exotic Eastern woman set before a skyline showing the Citadel and Tombs of the Mamluks, Cairo, Egypt

The Arab Quarter, Cairo, Egypt - View toward Kaid Bey Mosque Date: circa 1905

Blue Mosque (or the Aqsunqur Mosque) located in Cairo, Egypt
The Blue Mosque (or the Aqsunqur Mosque) located in Cairo, Egypt is one of several blue mosques in the world. Completed in 1347, the Blue Mosque, located in the heart of Islamic Cairo

The Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque, Alexandria, Egypt. Dedicated to the 13th century Alexandrine Sufi saint Abul Abbas al-Mursi, whose tomb it contains. Date: circa 1920s

Street Scene, Marrakech, Morocco. Date: 1929

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