[The Galata Tower] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople. – Antique Print
![[The Galata Tower] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople., [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9c/9c30d6bf9d51-L.webp)
(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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This historic photograph of [The Galata Tower] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[The Galata Tower] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.
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Galata Tower rises above the Galata district on the north shore of the Golden Horn, a stone cylinder that the Genoese colony built in the mid-14th century. The Abdullah Frères studio, a Constantinople firm with close ties to the Ottoman court, made this albumen print between 1880 and 1893, when the tower still served as a fire lookout over the crowded streets below. It comes from an album in the photographic collection associated with Sultan Abdul Hamid II, and the bilingual captions suggest the views were meant for an official or foreign audience. Look closely at the street in the foreground for a sense of the dense, sloping neighborhood.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1893] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Albumen prints 1880-1900. |
| Notes | Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 9. No. 27. In album: The Imperial Naval Academy, Imperial Naval Arsenal, Navy Department, and bridges, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Towers--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Streets--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,190 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-153986 |
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