Sofia Collection (page 2)

Sofia Scalchi Scolli (1850 1922), Italian operatic contralto who could also sing in the mezzo-soprano range. Her career was international

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1870

Waterfront and Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1870

Istanbul, Turkey - Seraglio Point - Golden Horn Date: circa 1910

Little Hagia Sophia - Kucuk Ayasofya Camii, Istanbul, Turkey
The Little Aya Sofya - the Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, now a Mosque. Begun by Justinian in 527. Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus were Patron Saints of Christians in the Roman Army

The interior of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Date: circa 1910

Sofia, Macedonia - Maria Louisa Street - The Cafe Makedonia. Date: circa 1910s

Bulgaria - Sofia - Agricultural Bank Date: circa 1910s

Bulgaria - Sofia - Mosque of Saint Sophia (fate unknown). Date: circa 1908

The Banya Bashi Mosque, Sofia, Bulgaria
Banya Bashi Mosque (Banya Basi Camii), a mosque in Sofia, Bulgaria, built by the famous architect and civil engineer Mimar Sinan. Date: circa 1930s

Galata Bridge, Yeni Cami, Ayasofya from the Golden Horn
The unmistakeable shapes of the Galata Bridge, Yeni Cami and Ayasofya from the Golden Horn - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1950s

A Christmas Card featuring a Mosque
A quite bizarre Christmas Card featuring a Mosque (the Ayasofya in Istanbul, Turkey)! The creator seemingly failed to attend a How to cut an accurate oval course....!!! Date: circa 1910s

CALATRAVA, Santiago (1951). Reina Sofia Palace

ROSALES, Eduardo (1836-1873). The Presentation of de Don Juan de Austria to Charles V in Yuste. 1869. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Reina Sofia Art Centre National Museum

SPAIN. Madrid. Reina Sofia Art Centre National Museum. Enlargement of the Centro de Arte Reina Sof� work by Jean Nouvel. Architecture

Turkey - Istanbul - View Across Golden Horn from just east of the Galata Bridge. View looking toward (from left) the Ayasofya, the Blue Mosque and (foreground) the Yeni Camii (New Mosque)

Istanbul, Turkey - Bodrum Mosque
Interior view of the Little Aya Sofya - the Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, now a Mosque. Begun by Justinian in 527

Turkey - Istanbul - The Hippodrome, Blue Mosque / Ayasofya
Turkey - Istanbul - The Hippodrome with the Sultan Ahmed Mosque(Blue Mosque) (foreground right) and a view toward the Ayasofya (back right). Date: circa 1920

Turkey - Istanbul - Ayasofya Interior. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Date: circa 1920

View down into the Ayasofya, Istanbul, Turkey
Interior view of the Ayasofya Church/Mosque/Museum - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1897

Sofia, Bulgaria - Boulevard Dondoukoff Date: 1910

Prayers inside Aya Sofya, Istanbul
Prayers inside the Aya Sofya Mosque, Istanbul - nowadays this incredible building is no longer a Christian Church (original usage) or a Mosque (later usage), but houses a museum. Date: circa 1905

Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople (2 / 2)
German Kaiser Wilhelm II visiting Constantinople during World War One - leaving the Ayasofya after a brief visit Date: 1917

Promotional card for Aegean Sea Cruise line
A promotional postcard for an Italian Aegean Sea Cruise Line. The liner is the Albano, under the command of Captain Persich

St Sophia Cathedral, Tobolsk, Russia
View of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St Sophia, with a belfry on the right, in Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia. The building was completed in 1686

Ayasofya - Interior view
The famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Became a mosque and now it is a Museum

The five crown princes of the Danube and Balkans
The crown princes of the Danube and Balkans kingdoms convening in Sofia- from left to right: Prince Alexandre of Serbia, Prince Boris of Bulgaria, Prince Constantin of Greece

Railway passing the Little Aya Sofya
The Turkish railway passing the Little Aya Sofya - the Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, now a Mosque. Begun by Justinian in 527

Queen Astrid of Belgium with Leopold III
Astrid of Sweden (Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra of Sweden) (1905 - 1935) was the Queen consort of Leopold III of Belgium. Pictured departing Genoa for Indo-China (via Suez), 11th January 1932

Turkey - Istanbul - Ayasofya
The Ayasofya, Constantinople as viewed from the Blue Mosque with the Bosphorous in the background, looking toward Asia

Bulgarian Army Parade 1939
Tanks of the Bulgarian Army parade before King Boris III on the Bulgarian National Holiday on 9th May 1939 in the square in front of the Bulgarian Parliament Building in Sofia, Bulgaria

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

Turkish girl and red rose - Istanbul
A portrait of a pretty young Turkish girl, set in a circle, with the blooms of a red rose below. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - First Friday Prayers
The first Friday Prayers as Sultan for Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) at the Ayasofya Mosque. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death in 1918

Hiking on the Vitosha, Bulgaria
Vitosha - a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The Vitosha is one of the tourist landmarks of Sofia and provides a fantastic site for hiking

Boulevard Marie Louise, Sofia, Bulgaria
The Banya Bashi Mosque on the Marie Louise Boulevard, Sofia, Bulgaria

Peasant Costume near Sofia, Bulgaria
Traditional Peasant Costume worn by a woman near Sofia, Bulgaria

Kitchen scene, Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian woman baking a cake in a kitchen in Sofia, Bulgaria

The Parliament Square, Sofia, Bulgaria

Milkman with his Donkey - Sofia, Bulgaria

Ayasofya, Istanbul - Fountain
Ablution Fountain in the courtyard in the heart of the Ayasofya Mosque Complex, Istanbul

Christian propaganda postcard
A postcard depicting the Ayasofya Mosque with a fascinating inset picture showing the Turkish crescent shoe stamping on the Christian cross and on the reverse of the card the caption reads

Aya Sofya in Moonlight - Constantinople
The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Moonlight with the Hippodrome (and associated obelisks) in the foreground

Alexander Deposed 3
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube. There, Alexander will be forced at gun-point to abdicate

Alexander Deposed I
Russian agents storm the palace at Sofia and abduct prince Alaxander, of German Battenberg family. He will abdicate, then be reinstated, then abdicate again

Alexander Deposed 5
Prince Alexander is rescued from his abductors and returns to Sofia where is welcomed home by his subjects : but he will soon abdicate again, voluntarily this time

Alexander Deposed 4
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube, where he is forced at gun-point to sign his abdication

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