The Abdülhamid II EraKariye Mosque Mosaics
1870–1890
THE GEOGRAPHY OF MEMORY
Cities change.
Memories remain.
From Istanbul to Jerusalem, Baghdad to Medina. Begin with a photograph and discover a city’s memory.
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CITIES, PLACES AND ALBUMS
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26,886 images
Istanbul Archive
Streets, waterfronts and everyday life
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3,994 images
Türkiye
City scenes and daily life in Anatolia
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The Abdülhamid II Era
Cities, buildings, and daily life across the empire
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538 images
Syria’s Historical Atlas
Damascus, Aleppo, Palmyra, and city life
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504 images
Iraq’s Historical Atlas
Baghdad, Mosul, Mesopotamia, and the Tigris banks
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675 images
Palestine’s Historical Atlas
Jerusalem, Jaffa, Gaza and other cities
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76 images
The Historical Atlas of the Hejaz
Mecca, Medina, and the pilgrimage routes
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1,226 images
Istanbul’s Memory: Districts, Buildings, and Daily Life
Historical photographs tracing Istanbul’s changing urban fabric, from districts and daily life to schools and waterfronts.
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2,022 images
Historical Visual Selections from the Islamic World
Historical photographs of cities, architecture, and daily life from the Balkans, North Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and South Asia.
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43 images
Islamic Arts: Miniature, Calligraphy, and Ornament
Curatorially reviewed miniatures, calligraphic works, paintings, architectural drawings, illuminations, and manuscript pages.
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The Abdülhamid II Era
Islamic Arts: Miniature, Calligraphy, and OrnamentGushtasp Slays the Dragon of Mount Saqila
1500–1599
The whole archiveBeyazıt Tower
1860–1870
Türkiyeİzmit
Date unknown
Istanbul ArchiveGülhane — Archive image
Date unknown
Syria’s Historical AtlasThe tomb of Saladin in Damascus, 1898
Catalogue date · 1898
Iraq’s Historical AtlasBabylon Gateway into Nebuchadnezzar's palace
Catalogue date · 1932
Historical Visual Selections from the Islamic WorldPortrait of Enver Pasha, 1915
Catalogue date · 1915
Palestine’s Historical AtlasNazareth. General view from the east
Catalogue date · 1945
The Historical Atlas of the HejazPortrait plate including women from Mecca
Catalogue date · 1884–1888
Istanbul’s Memory: Districts, Buildings, and Daily LifeA street in Istanbul
Date unknown
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