Partial view of Constantinople showing the Haliç (also known as the Golden Horn), the Süleymaniye Camii, the Seraskerate (later known as the Ministry of War or Ministry of Defense; now Istanbul Üniversitesi), with the Bayezid Camii and Sehzade Camii in th

People:

Pascal Sébah (photographer)
Senekerim Balyan (architect)
Mahmud II, Sultan of the Turks (patron)

Title:

Date:

between 1864 and 1870

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 28.2 x 31.6 cm secondary support: 29.8 x 31.6 cm

Reference number:

PH1980:1166:006

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Photographs PH1980:1166:001 - PH1980:1166:008 form panorama PH1980:1166:001-008. The photographs are mounted on eight separate secondary supports, which are hinged together with white woven tape.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the secondary support, l.c.: "General View of Constantinople, Turkey."

Location:

Istanbul; Istanbul (Province); Turkey;

Subject:

architecture
military
topographic

Subject Descriptive Terms:

tower (single built work)
houses
tower (building division)
domes
city
ships
mosques
buildings
minarets
inlet
military building

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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