The sea and the view.
The proper seat of the Empire of the whole world, -- 1745 / -- Giacomo Casanova ;
The mysterious seal, -- 1843 / -- Gérard de Nerval ;
Mist over the Golden Horn, -- 1922 / -- Ernest Hemingway ;
Entering the city, -- 1875 / -- Edmondo de Amicis ;
Veiled in her "Ash-mack," -- 1856 / -- Herman Melville ;
The first impressions, -- 1903 / -- Arthur Symons ;
Turkey's River Thames, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
The Caiq, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
The Bosphorus on Christmas-day, -- 1815 / -- Lady Emelia Hornby ;
The Princes' Islands, -- 1893 / -- Georgina Max Müller ;
Feet in the water, like Venice, -- 1903 / -- Arthur Symons
Trees, plants, and gardens.
Cypresses of the Little Field of the Dead, -- 1903 / -- Arthur Symons ;
Garden in the seraglio, -- 1716 / -- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ;
Tulips in the Grand Vizier's garden, -- 1726 / -- Monsieur d'Andresel ;
The gardens of Stamboul, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
In the Belgrade Forest, -- 1716 / -- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ;
A picnic in the forest, -- 1893 / -- Georgina Max Müller ;
A bouquet of flowers, -- 1875 / -- Edmondo de Amicis ;
Evergreens, -- 1856 / -- Herman Melville
Imperial life and its pleasures.
Entrance to imperial sights, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
Description of the Sultan's glorious chambers, -- 1699 / -- Aaron Hill ;
The harem in the seraglio, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
A private harem in Bebec, -- 1811 / -- Lady Hester Stanhope ;
Grand Signor's concubines at the seraglio, -- 1599 / -- Master Thomas Dallam ;
Of the apartments of women and the lodgings of eunuchs, -- 1699 / -- Aaron Hill ;
Selamlik of Abdul Hamid, -- 1907 / -- Arthur Conan Doyle ;
The Cagaloglu Hamam, -- 1811 / -- Lady Hester Stanhope ;
Public procession of the Sultan, -- 1841 / -- Hans Christian Andersen ;
Tcheragan Serai, 1852 -- Théophile Gautier ;
Marble mausoleum of the Sultan Mahmoud, -- 1867 / -- Mark Twain ;
The Dolma Bagtche Palace, -- 1907 / -- Will Seymour Monroe ;
City walls, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
The Fortress of the Seven Towers, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
Hippodrome, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
The Palace of the Crown-Wearer, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
Two palaces : Beylerbey and Cheragan, -- 1907 / -- Will Seymour Monroe ;
Cheragan Palace's silent rooms of splendour, -- 1875 / -- Edmondo de Amicis ;
The small house at Yildiz, -- 1868 / -- Clara Erskine Clement ;
The thousand and one columns, -- 1867 / -- Mark Twain ;
The Sublime Porte, -- 1903 / -- Arthur Symons
Piety and holy places.
A typical Istanbul mosque, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
Hagia Sophia, the Church of Divine Wisdom, -- 1716 / -- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ;
The Sweating Column, -- 1875 / -- Edmondo de Amicis ;
Night of Power in the Mosque of Sophia, -- 1907 / -- Arthur Conan Doyle ;
Churches of Constantinople, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
The Mosque of Eyub, -- 1907 / -- Will Seymour Monroe ;
Sultan Achmet and Sultan Bayezid Mosques, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
Sultan Solyman and Sultana Valida Mosques, -- 1716 / -- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ;
The Mosque of the Conqueror, -- 1907 / -- Will Seymour Monroe ;
A masterpiece of tile decoration : Rustem Pasha Mosque, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
Dervish Lodge at Pera, -- 1843 / -- Gérard de Nerval ;
Whirling Dervishes, -- 1716 / -- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ;
A funeral in Istanbul,-- 1912 /-- Grace Mary Ellison
Streets, Festivities, and commerce.
Sidewalks and streets, -- 1922 / -- Ernest Hemingway ;
A fierce and active struggle, -- 1903 / -- Arthur Symons ;
Perfect labyrinth, -- 1856 / -- Herman Melville ;
Two bridges, -- 1903 / -- Arthur Symons ;
Istanbul beggars, -- 1867 / -- Mark Twain ;
The Bazaar, -- 1907 / -- Will Seymour Monroe ;
An Oriental shop, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
The Balik-Bazaar and the Grand Bazaar, -- 1875 / -- Edmondo de Amicis ;
Smells of the Great Bazaar, -- 1867 / -- Mark Twain ;
The real rug market, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
Missir Charshi and the Dried Fruit Bazaar, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
The slave market, -- 1867 / -- Mark Twain
Ramadan in Istanbul.
Scenes from Ramazan in Istanbul, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
Preparations for the evening meal, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
Bairam in Istanbul, -- 1843 / -- Gérard de Nerval ;
Karagueuz, -- 1876 / -- Pierre Loti ;
Kocheks and Mettaghs, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight
Caffeine and nicotine.
A Turkish café, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
Served in the French manner, -- 1843 / -- Gérard de Nerval ;
A change in manners, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
Women smokers, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
A greater kick than absinthe, -- 1922 / -- Ernest Hemingway ;
Tombeki, -- 1875 / -- Edmondo de Amicis ;
Clubs of the poorer classes, -- 1915 / -- Harrison Griswold Dwight ;
The exciter of imagination, -- 1875 / -- Edmondo de Amicis
The darker parts of the city.
Pera's madmen, -- 1811 / -- Lady Hester Stanhope ;
The business and shipping centre for the Europeans, -- 1907 / -- Will Seymour Monroe ;
First moments in Pera, -- 1876 / -- Pierre Loti ;
Tower of Babel, -- 1716 / -- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ;
Galata Tower, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
Mussulman but like my own homeland, -- 1843 / -- Gérard de Nerval ;
Istanbul after hours, -- 1922 / -- Ernest Hemingway ;
Istanbul dogs, -- 1867 / -- Mark Twain ;
The masters of the city, -- 1903 / -- Arthur Symons ;
A fire, -- 1876 / -- Pierre Loti ;
Kief, -- 1875 / -- Edmondo de Amicis ;
A Turkish bath, -- 1867 / -- Mark Twain ;
Around Galata Tower, -- 1852 / -- Théophile Gautier ;
Midnight in Pera, -- 1876 / -- Pierre Loti ;
Theatre in Pera, -- 1843 / -- Gérard de Nerval ;
The city as hell.
Hating Constantinople, -- 1914 / -- André Gide ;
The end of Istanbul,-- 1850 /-- Gustave Flaubert.