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[Base of the erected stone (obelisk) at the Hippodrome] – Historic Reproduction

[Base of the erected stone (obelisk) at the Hippodrome], [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph
[Base of the erected stone (obelisk) at the Hippodrome], [between 1880 and 1893]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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The carved pedestal beneath the Hippodrome's Egyptian obelisk sets this view apart, its relief panels showing the Byzantine emperor and court in the imperial box as chariot races unfold below. The obelisk was first raised at Karnak under Thutmose III, then brought to Constantinople and re-erected in the Hippodrome by Theodosius I in 390. This print dates from between 1880 and 1893, when Istanbul's Byzantine monuments drew growing interest from photographers, and its captions in Ottoman Turkish and French reflect that audience.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1893]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreAlbumen prints 1880-1900.
NotesPhotograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Base of Obelisk of Thutmose III. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 32. No. 566. In album: Views of the Bosporus and Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsHippodrome (Istanbul, Turkey)--1880-1900. Bas-reliefs--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Obelisks--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,221 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-153410

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