Constantinople, Turkey – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Library of Congress record: Panorama de Constantinople, pris de La Tour de Galata
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Constantinople, Turkey
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Constantinople in 1890 was still the seat of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who had moved much of his court life to the Yıldız Palace on a hill above the Bosporus, while the older Dolmabahçe Palace stood on the shore below. The city's commerce ran along the strait and the Golden Horn, where steamers, sailing craft and small rowboats crowded the quays, and the Galata Bridge carried a steady flow of pedestrians and carts across the inlet. The Tünel funicular, opened in 1875 to climb the steep slope from Karaköy, showed how the capital was modernizing even as its skyline stayed dominated by domes and minarets. Residents marked their days by the call to prayer from many mosques, and travelers arriving by the Orient Express from Europe saw that skyline first from the water.
| Created / published | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Creator | sebah & joaillier |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Turkey |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 521 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panorama de Constantinople, pris de La Tour de Galata |
| Reference | TURKEY 1880s Constantinople |
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