The Hidden Face of Istanbul
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Hagia Sophia, the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque, and the Marmara Sea Anonymous, c. 1900
Gates of the Theodosian Walls Porta Pege - Gate of Selymbria/Silivri, Porta Pempton - Gate of Sulukule, Gate of St. Romanos - Top Kapı, Fourth Military Gate
Boukoleon Palace, ruins of a Byzantine palace that was once part of the Great Palace of Constantinople complex overlooking the Marmara Sea Photo by Guillaume Berggren (c. 1870) from SALT Araştırma (SALT Research) in Istanbul @SALT_Online
6th-century capitals of Little Hagia Sophia Mosque. Some of them have monograms of Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora.
The so-called Pompey's Column by The James Catalogue Of Western Manuscripts (1574) and the remaining part which is an ancient altar. Located over a giant rock in Rumelifeneri
The Basilica Cistern Photo 1: Jane Laroche, 1964 (SALT Galata Archive) Photo 2: Unknown source Photo 3: Güzel Sanatlar Keskin Color Ltd. Şti. Matbaası, SALT Galata Photo 4: W.H. Bartlett, 1838
Bird houses on the apse wall of Hagia Eirene
The Serpent Column, the Egyptian Obelisk, the Column of Constantine and the Column of Arcadius Dryden Album, 17th century
Ottoman Bridges of the Roman Via Egnatia (Turkish Sol Kol, “Left Arm”) Büyükçekmece (historic Athyra), Küçükçekmece (historic Rhegion), Silivri (historic Selymbria), and Esenyurt, once in the countryside of Byzantine/Ottoman Thrace Photos from this week’s Thracian excursion
Patron Icon of Pammakaristos Monastery (today Fethiye Mosque) at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, 11th century
Photos of Byzantine Thrace this week Yarımburgaz Cave (occupied in prehistory, later monastery), Byzantine marble at Büyükçekmece (historic Athyra), Ruins of fortress (possibly Justinianic castle of Episkopia) at Ahmediye, Ruins of bridge (possible Roman or Byzantine) near Nakkaş
Sinan Pasha Mosque, a formal Eastern Roman church converted into a mosque in the 16th century, that is located near the (Golden Horn) Sea Walls. It probably dates back to the Palaiologan era. The apse of the building is visible from İncebel Street today.
Original bricks, mosaics and 19th-century plaster of Hagia Sophia
Underground Mosque, a remaining section of the Fort of Galata that was where one end of the chain of the Golden Horn was fastened. It was turned into a mosque in the 18th century. There are two rooms which contain Islamic tombs in the mosque today.
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Illustration of Galata Probably by Heinrich Hendrowski (late 16th century) At Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
