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Pouch - Turkish Festival Outfit
Pouch. Orange cotton pouch, rounded at bottom. Suspended by gold metallic cord. Edged with metallic thread lace. The surface of the pouch is embroidered with various colors of metallic embroidery, mostly chain-stitch. Lined in orange cotton.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
View of a portal into the courtyard with its arched decoration of geometric and rosette designs is shown.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The interior of a hall is shown with its arched room divisions. The interior is unadorned and bereft of surface decoration.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
An interior view shows the horseshoe arches delineating spaces. There is no surface patterned decoration.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The squinches and muqarnas are visible portions of a damaged dome.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The courtyard is visible with three portals. In the distance along the back a modern Coca-Cola logo is visible on the side of a cooler in this thirteenth-century building.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
A high open arcade is shown. Shorter arched opening is visible behind a taller arched opening. Grass grows between the bricks in the floor of the courtyard.
Aspendos Aqueduct with Pressure Tower
The tower constructed of stone is visible and bears the weight of the arched aqueduct structure.
Aspendos Aqueduct with Pressure Tower
Close detail of the surface of the brick is shown at a raking angle.
Aspendos Aqueduct with Pressure Tower
The full height of the aqueduct is visible with its abutting arches.
Aspendos Aqueduct with Pressure Tower
The upper portion of the aqueduct and the abutting arches are visible.
Aspendos Aqueduct with Pressure Tower
The water flow regulator consists of a stone with a hole in the center. It is part of the pressure tower.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The north curtain wall with its projecting bay and muqarnas is shown at a raking angle.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The muqarnas inside the vaulted portal are shown.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The surface of the portal decoration consists of geometric interlacing stars.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
One of the mihrab's, prayer niche, inside a recessed space is decorated with surface geometric patterns.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The masjid (mosque) inside the caravanserai is on a raised arched base with a double staircase.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
A close detail shows the construction technique of muqarnas on the mosque inside the caravanserai.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The north and east elevations of the mosque are visible with some indication that the mosque is inside the caravanserai. Grass grows through the brick floor.
Fortified Caravanserai on the East / West Trade Route in Cappadocia, Turkey
The interior of the mosque and the mihrab niche flanked by muqarna squinches is visible.
Wedding purse
Uzbekistan Wedding bag or purse. Cotton cloth, rectangular, with rounded base. Knitted applique band at top/opening of blue, brown, white, and gold triangular motif. Beaded fringe at top, bottom, and horizontally along mid-point. Body of bag woven with green, pink, gold, purple/magenta horizontal ombre stripes. Strap of woven yellow and dark green. Unlined. 5 ¾" wide x 8 7/8" long; 9 ½" long strap as it hangs.
Wedding purse
Uzbekistan Wedding bag/purse of black cotton cloth. Rectangular, opens at narrow end, with triangular flap. Edge with white beading. Three compartments, one full-length and two half-length. All-over embroidery in lengthwise bands of green lines, red, orange, blue and green curves. Lined in black linen. 4" wide x 9 ½long with flap open. No labels or tags.
[Hagia Sophia]
Photograph of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. A park lined with trees is visible in the foreground. The mosque is visible above the trees in the background.
[Peristyle]
Photograph of the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The peristyle of the mosque is visible in the foreground. The dome rises up in the back with three minarets visible.
[Hagia Sophia]
Photograph of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. Trees fill the foreground. The mosque exterior is visible in the background above the trees.
[Bosphorus]
Photograph of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. A handrail is visible in the bottom foreground. The water of the Bosphorus is visible beyond the pipe. The strait is lined with houses on the left side of the frame. A group of people is visible on the deck of one of the houses. Some people are visible in the water.
[Süleymaniye Mosque Dome]
Photograph of the interior of the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The ceiling of the mosque is visible in the foreground filled with domes and windows. The mosque was designed by Mimar Sinan.
[Süleymaniye Mosque]
Photograph of the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The open peristyle is visible in the foreground. A minaret is visible in the background surrounded by scaffolding.
[Obelisk of Theodosius]
Photograph of the base of the Obelisk of Theodosius in Istanbul, Turkey. The base is visible in the foreground surrounded by a metal fence. In the background, a park and a building are visible.
[Bebek Apartments]
Photograph of the Bebek neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey. In the foreground, a street is visible with a woman walking on the left side and a car parked in the center. Apartment buildings fill the middle ground. The hillside is visible in the background.
[Bosphorus]
Photograph of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. A tarp roof is visible in the foreground above a dock. The strait is visible beyond the tarp. Two tall houses are visible on the opposite shore with trees in the background.
[Ortaköy Mosque]
Photograph of the Ortaköy Mosque located on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. A metal pipe is visible in the bottom right foreground leading into the water. The mosque is visible across the water with the city of Istanbul in the background.
[Boats at Moda]
Photograph of boats at Moda beach in in Istanbul, Turkey. Boats on the beach and in the water line the foreground. The sea extends to the opposite shore visible in the background.
[Moslem Library]
Photograph of the Moslem Library on the grounds of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. A wall is visible in the foreground. A door is visible on the bottom right of the wall.
Roman City
Ancient Synagogue, 3rd century. Diagonal view of Atrium. From the Roman Imperial Period.
Roman City
Ancient Synagogue, 3rd century. Elaborate floor mosaic. From the Roman Imperial Period.
Roman City
Ancient Synagogue, 3rd century. Sanctuary, general view. From the Roman Imperial Period.
Roman City
Ancient Synagogue, 3rd century. Altar support with Roman eagle. From the Roman Imperial Period.
Roman City
Gymnasium complex, masonry wall with brick arch. From the Roman Imperial Period.
Aqueduct of Emperor Valens
General view from South of the Aqueduct of Emperor Valens (r.364-378). 26.5m high at highest point. From the Roman Imperial Period.
Aqueduct of Emperor Valens
Closer view of one arch, showing brickword of the Aqueduct of Emperor Valens (r.364-378). 26.5m high at highest point. From the Roman Imperial Period.
Relief frieze from Hadrian's temple in Ephesus
Relief frieze from Hadrian's temple in Ephesus. Originally created for a later building, from the Roman Imperial Period.
Corinthian Column Capitals and Doric Column Drums
Architectural Elements: Corinthian Column Capitals and Doric Column Drums (Greek Classical?). From the Roman Imperial Period.
Temple of Apollo
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Myra, the Greco-Roman Theater complex
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Myra, the Greco-Roman Theater complex
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The Roman Stadium
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The Roman Stadium
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The Roman Stadium
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