Ablution fountains of Yeni Cami in Constantinople, Turkey
Two men squat by the wall of the ablution fountain to wash as other men walk away from the fountain; one drying his face. One man stands on the stairs to the entrance of Yeni Cami (New Mosque), or...
Al-Aqsa Mosque
The few people in the grounds leading up to Al-Aqsa Mosque, give perspective to how large the structure is. Nine people walking, sitting, or lying on the grounds, look tiny compared to the large...
Formal event surrounding the Hamidiye Mosque and palace in Yildiz
A large crowd is gathered around the palace and Hamidiye Mosque in Yildiz in Istanbul, Turkey. In the left-hand corner of the photograph, many carriages are parked with men and women standing among...
Friday Selamlik at the Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque in Constantinople, Turkey
A crowd of men, soldiers, and horses arrive at the Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque for Friday Selamlik in Constantinople, Turkey. The river, with ships on it, is in view in the background.
Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha
Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha in Cairo, Egypt has five domes and six minaret. Many windows are in the walls of the mosque and just under each dome roof.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
A dog curls up to sleep in the sun in the road leading up to the exterior of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque. The mosque is surrounded by four minarets and four of it's dome-roof buildings are in view...
Interior of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Interior view of the mosque at St. Sophie from above in Iznik, Turkey. Arched openings reveal hallways along the sides of a chancel on both the bottom and second floors. Domed ceilings with arched...
Interior of the Mosque of Omar the Rock
The interior of the Dome of the Rock, which is located at the center of the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem, has a hallway with arched doorways overlooking the rock. Elaborate filigreed metal grates...
Labyrinth of columns and arches
The labyrinth of columns in the Great Mosque of Córdoba in Cordoba, Spain, includes arches of contrasting colors across the top of every two columns. Printed in white ink in the margin below the...
Mosque of Dome of the Rock
The mosque in Jerusalem called Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah contains the Dome of the Rock. The mosque is in a compound of many smaller buildings, all with dome roofs, in a desert landscape.
Panoramic view of Constantinople, Turkey
Panorama photograph overlooking Constantinople, the Bosporus Strait, and the bridge crossing the strait. The strait is crowded with large and small ships moored, docked, or floating in the river on...
Panoramic view of Smyrna, Greece
Panoramic view of Smyrna, Greece, from the clock tower of the Saint Photini Cathedral, up the hillside the city sits upon. The view includes many mosques with minarets standing above low buildings...
Sultanahmet Camii mosque
The mosque of Sultan Ahmed in Constantinople, Turkey, has six minarets surrounding the mosque with domed roofs. A few people rest under the trees along the fence line around the mosque in the bottom...
View of Iznik, Turkey from Lake Iznik, including Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Sailing ships are docked along the shoreline from this view of Iznik, Turkey, from the Iznik Lake to the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque. Printed in handwritten white ink along the bottom of the photograph...
Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque and the Palace of Yildiz
Looking across gardens and an open field, a line of horses with soldiers riding them head up a road that runs in front of the Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque and the Palace of Yildiz, in Constantinople, Turkey...