View of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Ste Sophie, photograph, number: '98.', photographer: Sébah & Joaillier, Istanbul, 1888 - 1900, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 208 mm x width 268 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, Hagia Sophia, A large domed building with striped exterior walls fills the center of the image, surrounded by multiple smaller domes, vaulted roofs, and rectangular structures clustered tightly around it; tall slender minarets rise from the complex, one prominent in the foreground and others visible toward the edges, each with a pointed top and a narrow shaft. The foreground shows a paved open area with scattered trees and a low decorative fence running along the bottom, while additional domed buildings and an arched colonnaded structure appear to the right. Rooflines, staircases, and small annexes attach to the main building, and a few trees and patches of vegetation are interspersed among the stone and plaster structures. The scene is rendered in a pal...
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View of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Ste Sophie, photograph, number: '98.', photographer: Sébah & Joaillier, Istanbul, 1888 - 1900, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 208 mm x width 268 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, Hagia Sophia, A large domed building with striped exterior walls fills the center of the image, surrounded by multiple smaller domes, vaulted roofs, and rectangular structures clustered tightly around it; tall slender minarets rise from the complex, one prominent in the foreground and others visible toward the edges, each with a pointed top and a narrow shaft. The foreground shows a paved open area with scattered trees and a low decorative fence running along the bottom, while additional domed buildings and an arched colonnaded structure appear to the right. Rooflines, staircases, and small annexes attach to the main building, and a few trees and patches of vegetation are interspersed among the stone and plaster structures. The scene is rendered in a pale, sepia-toned photograph with soft contrasts and fine architectural details visible across the complex.

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View Hagia Sophia Istanbul Ste Sophie photograph number 98 photographer Sébah & Joaillier 1888 - 1900 paper albumen print albumendruk height 208 mm x width 268 mm temple shrine Islam Mohammedanism large domed building striped exterior walls fills center image surrounded multiple smaller domes vaulted roofs rectangular structures clustered tightly tall slender minarets rise complex prominent foreground visible edges pointed top narrow shaft paved open area scattered trees low decorative fence running bottom additional buildings arched colonnaded structure right Rooflines staircases small annexes attach main building trees patches vegetation interspersed stone plaster structures scene rendered pale sepia-toned photograph soft contrasts fine architectural details visible across complex

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