These color views of late 19th century Turkey towards the end of the mighty Ottoman Empire features the Bayezit Mosque, Yeni Cami, the fountain of Sultan Ahmet III, the Galata Bridge, Eyüp cemetery, the gate to the Ministry of War, the Golden Horn and the people who lived in the city then called Constantinople. Constantinople would be officially renamed Istanbul forty years later in 1930.
Barbers near Seraskierrat (i.e., Seraskerat)
Scutari
The Koca Sinan Pasha complex in Fatih, Istanbul which includes a sebil (fountain) and the tomb of Ottoman architect Sinan (ca. 1489/1490-1588).
A part of the Eyoub (i.e., Uyüp) cemetery, I, Constantinople, Turkey
Rue de Stramboul
Rumeli
A bird’s-eye view of many pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage on the Galata Bridge, which spans the Golden Horn at Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey, with minarets and mosques visible in the background.
Fenerbace
Scutari
Sultan Ahmed fountain
The Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey. View is from Eminönü side of the bridge in the Old City towards the neighborhoods of Karaköy and Beyoğlu. The Galata Tower is visible in the distance
Yeni Cami
Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace
Imperial gate, Topkapi Palace
Yeni Cami mosque and Eminönü bazaar
The “Panorama of Constantinople” — by photographer Basile Kargopoulo (1826-1886). Ottoman Constantinople−Istanbul in the 1870s, from atop the Byzantine era Galata Tower. The panoramic image of Istanbul was formed by 10 Albumen prints, each circa 24 x 25 cm.
Via the Library of Congress
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