Minarets Collection (page 8)

Constantinople - Dervish at prayer with Minarets in the background

Konya - Rumis Mosque and Tomb Complex from Dervish Graveyard and the Azize Mosque. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

The Ulu Mosque, Bursa, set within a border of a marrow

The Yeni Cami Mosque
The Yeni Cami ( New Mosque of the Valide Sultan ) in Constantinople, Turkey. Standing at the Stamboul end of the Galata Bridge

Constantinople / Istanbul, Turkey
A view over the rooftops of Constantinople. Mosque and minarets in distance

The Procession to the Friday Noon Prayers

The Sultan Ahmet Camii Mosque
Constantinople - The Sultan Ahmet Mosque - The Blue Mosque. The Mosque has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga

Suleymaniye Mosque - Constantinople
Hold-to-light postcard of the Suleymaniye Mosque with view over Golden Horn - Constantinople

Bursa - Turkey - Mosque and Tomb of Sultan Murad
Mosque and Tomb of Sultan Murad at Bursa (15th century) - Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Contains the Mausoleum of Osman Bey ( Sultan / Chieftain ) (1258 - 1356)

Souvenir postcard from Cairo
A souvenir postcard depicting scenes of life in Cairo at the turn of the century. Featuring the Sultan Hassan Mosque, the Palace of the Kedive and an arcaded terrace

Across the Bosphorus to the Suleymaniye Mosque
A view across the waters of the Bosphorus toward the striking profile of the dome and minarets of the Suleimaniye Mosque at Constantinople, Turkey

Istanbul - The Golden Horn at sunset
A view of Istanbul, Turkey at sunset, showing the small ferry boats used to make the crossing of the Bosphorus

Tophane Mosque, Constantinople, Turkey
An atmospheric view at sunset looking out to the Bosphorus through the dome and minarets of the Tophane Mosque. Architect - Sinan

The Skyline of Constantinople at night
The dramatic skyline of Constantinople, Turkey, with the moonlight reflecting on the waters of the Bosphorus as two rowing boats make their way homeward. View from Asia toward Europe

A view across the Bosphorus to 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

Mosque Fatih Camii
The Mosque Fatih Camii - the Mosque of Mehmet the Conqueror. Built by The Conqueror between 1463 and 1470. Architect unknown

The Blue Mosque, Constantinople
The Blue Mosque or Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I with seven minarets. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times

The Dolmabahce Mosque, Constantinople at night
The Dolmabahce Mosque, on the banks of the Bosphorus. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times

The Egyptian Obelisk before the Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - six minarets) looms large behind the Egyptian Obelisk (the Obelisk of Theodosius) which is covered in hieroglyphs

Obelisk of Theodosius
The Obelisk of Theodosius, standing close to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul

Lady leads her sheep to Market - Constantinople
An elderly lady leads her sheep to Market on a string, along a cobbled street - Constantinople, Turkey

Afyon, Turkey
Afyon - know known as Afyon Karahisar - capital of Afyon Province in Western Turkey. Growing area for Turkish poppies, used mostly for medicinal Opium

New meets old - Istanbul
Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress

The Mosque of Sultan Kalaoun, Cairo, Egypt

Scene outside a mosque in Kashgar, western China
A crowded scene outside a mosque in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Beyazit Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
The Beyazit Mosque (Beyazit Camii), Istanbul, Turkey. Built from 1500 to 1505 under Sultan Beyazit II, the Beyazit Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Istanbul

Uskudar - Istanbul, Turkey. A scene very different form the Uskudar of today, where large ferries have replaced the smaller (more numerous) boats seen at this time

Izmir, Turkey - Panorama
A superb fold-out panorama postcard of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, with ships anchored in the roads on the left

Egypt - The Citadel
A line of wonderful old taxi cabs parked below the imposing fortifications of the Cairo Citadel

Egypt - Cairo - The Citadel and village
Arabian Village set under the imposing walls of the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt

The Asfi Masjid Mosque, Lucknow, India - built in 1784

Sun setting over St Sophia
The sun setting over the Ayasofya. The famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus

Suleymaniye Mosque and Golden Horn
The Suleymaniye Mosque and the Golden Horn. Postcard by Publishing House of Rochat. Inspired to issue a series of cards of quite well-known views of Constantinople which they then washed out in

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

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

Blue Mosque / Fountain of Wilhelm II
The Blue Mosque or Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I with seven minarets and the Fountain of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Constantinople. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times

Constantinople - Yeni Cami Mosque
The Yeni Cami ( New Mosque of the Valide Sultan ) at Constantinople, Turkey. Standing at the Stanboul end of the Galata Bridge

Constantinople - View of the city across Golden Horn
A very attractive view of Constantinople across the Golden Horn in the late afternoon light. Promotional card for the Hamburg-America line - an enterprise established in Hamburg

Constantinople - View taken from the Galata Tower looking from the European toward the Asian side of the Bosphorus

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

Constantinople - RMS Carinthia
RMS Carinthia was first laid down in Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 with the yard number Hull 586. Originally she had the name Servia but was renamed at the time of her launching on 24 February 1925

Algerian Fantasy card depicting Mecca

The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area

Al-Azhar University and Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 975. The chief centre of Arabic literature and Sunni Islamic learning in the world and the worlds second oldest surviving degree granting university

The Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The Citadel, Cairo, Egypt. In the 12th century, Saladin and his successors built an impenetrable bastion in the Citadel, using the most advanced construction techniques of the age

Panorama - Tophane & Bosphous, Constantinople
Panorama - View toward Tophane & the Bosphous, Constantinople at sunset. Tophane was where the principal military foundry of the Ottoman Empire used to be located

View of the Bosphorus with old fortifications, villages and Mosques, Constantinople, Turkey

Fantasy card - flying over Constantinople
Wonderful fantasy card depicting British soldiers flying over the distinctive skyline and rooftops of Constantinople in a very early aeroplane (seemingly held together by string and luck)

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