Language: Not applicable / Subject: Column of Constantine Porphyrogenitus (Istanbul) - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Language Not applicable Subject Column of Constantine Porphyrogenitus (Istanbul)

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1058/5(32)
Title:: Piédestal du Grand Obélisque de Constantin dans l'Hippodrome [Turkish text: The carved marble base of the Obelisk of Thutmose III on the Hippodrome]. Photographer: Abdullah Frères
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of one of the sculptured panels which form the base of the Egyptian obelisk brought to Constantinople by the Emperor Constantine. [Albumen print, 203x259mm]. Subjects = Egyptian architecture; obelisks; sculpture; Sultan Abdul Hamid II Collection ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1890
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1058/36(25)
Title:: Le Colosse de l'Hippodrome [Turkish text: Column of Constantine Porphyrogenitus in the Hippodrome, Istanbul]. Photographer: Abdullah Frères
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the column, in dilapidated state, with the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) in the background. The Serpentine Column can also be seen in the left background. [Albumen print, 305x372mm]. Subjects = Egyptian architecture; obelisks; Sultan Abdul...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1890
Extent:: 1 item

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