Ceremony of Islam, Crowd during the reception of Sultan Abdülhamit II for the Salat al-djuma (Friday afternoon prayer) at the Yildiz Hamidiye Mosque in Istanbul, photograph, number: '689', photographer: Abdullah Frères, Istanbul, 1876 - 1909, paper, albumen print, height 200 mm x width 259 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, crowd, mob, Yildiz Hamidiye Mosque, A large ornate building with a domed roof and a tall slender tower stands on a raised terrace overlooking a body of water, its façades featuring arched windows, decorative cornices, and latticework panels. In front of the building a crowd of uniformed men is gathered along a gated entrance and the terrace steps, some standing in formation while others cluster near carriages and horses. Trees and shrubs frame parts of the scene, and lamp posts with spherical glass tops appear near the entrance. Boats and distant shoreline structures are visible across the water behind the building, and the overall image has a sepia tone.
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Ceremony of Islam, Crowd during the reception of Sultan Abdülhamit II for the Salat al-djuma (Friday afternoon prayer) at the Yildiz Hamidiye Mosque in Istanbul, photograph, number: '689', photographer: Abdullah Frères, Istanbul, 1876 - 1909, paper, albumen print, height 200 mm x width 259 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, crowd, mob, Yildiz Hamidiye Mosque, A large ornate building with a domed roof and a tall slender tower stands on a raised terrace overlooking a body of water, its façades featuring arched windows, decorative cornices, and latticework panels. In front of the building a crowd of uniformed men is gathered along a gated entrance and the terrace steps, some standing in formation while others cluster near carriages and horses. Trees and shrubs frame parts of the scene, and lamp posts with spherical glass tops appear near the entrance. Boats and distant shoreline structures are visible across the water behind the building, and the overall image has a sepia tone.

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Ceremony Islam Crowd reception Sultan Abdülhamit II Salat al-djuma Friday afternoon prayer Yildiz Hamidiye Mosque Istanbul photograph number 689 photographer Abdullah Frères 1876 - 1909 paper albumen print height 200 mm x width 259 mm temple shrine Mohammedanism crowd mob large ornate building domed roof tall slender tower stands raised terrace overlooking body water façades featuring arched windows decorative cornices latticework panels front building uniformed men gathered gated entrance terrace steps standing formation cluster near carriages horses Trees shrubs frame parts scene lamp posts spherical glass tops near entrance Boats distant shoreline structures visible across image sepia tone

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