Index for Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Church

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"Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor" by R. Walsh is a historical account likely written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the rich history of Constantinople, alongside vivid descriptions of its associated landmarks, particularly focusing on the seven churches of Asia Minor. The book presents not only an exploration of the city's architectural beauty and cultural significance but also an examination of its changes through time, especially against the backdrop of the clash between Eastern and Western influences. At the start of the text, the author contrasts the enduring nature of Asiatic Turkey with the ongoing transformation seen in European Turkey, particularly in bustling Constantinople. The narrative begins with an observation of the city's evolution, detailing its modernization and the loss of its traditional features. Walsh emphasizes the importance of capturing these fleeting historical moments for posterity, arguing that the present changes warrant precise records through illustrations and descriptions. The opening sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the city’s past, customs, and its unique identity amid the sweep of dramatic historical transformations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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• EMPERORS AND SULTANS OF CONSTANTINOPLE,FROM THE DEDICATION OF THE CITY TO THE PRESENT DAY.
• CONSTANTINOPLE, FROM THE GOLDEN HORN.
• FOUNTAIN AND MARKET-PLACE OF TOPHANA.
• ROUMELI HISSAR, OR, THE CASTLE OF EUROPE.ON THE BOSPHORUS.
• THE GREAT CEMETERY OF SCUTARI.
• THE CISTERN OF BIN-BIR-DEREK.CALLED, THE THOUSAND AND ONE PILLARS.
• THE SOLIMANIE, OR MOSQUE OF SULTAN SOLIMAN.FROM THE OUTER COURT.
• THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN ACHMET.
• TOPHANA−ENTRANCE TO PERA.
• STATE PRISON OF “THE SEVEN TOWERS.”
• CONSTANTINOPLE END PETIT CHAMP DES MORTS.FROM THE HEIGHTS OF PERA.
• GATE OF ENTRANCE TO THE RECEPTION ROOM OF THE SERAGLIO.
• BRUSA AND MOUNT OLYMPUS.ASIA MINOR.
• EMIR SULTAN, BRUSA.ASIA MINOR.
• THE VALLEY OF GUIUK-SUEY, SWEET WATERS OF ASIA.
• THE BATH.
• THE AURUT BAZAAR, OR SLAVE MARKET.
• THE MOSQUE OF YENI JAMI.
• BALUK HANA AND METHOD OF FISHING FOR THE RED MULLET.AT THIS SPOT, STATE CRIMINALS ARE THROWN INTO THE BOSPHORUS FROM THE SERAGLIO.
• THE GREAT BAZAAR, CONSTANTINOPLE.
• THE ATMEIDAN, OR HIPPODROME; AND MOSQUE OF ACHMET.WITH THE COLUMN OF CONSTANTINE AND EGYPTIAN OBELISK.
• THE MOSQUE OF SANTA SOPHIA AND FOUNTAIN OF THE SERAGLIO.
• EYOUB SULTAN,—FOUNTAIN AND STREET OF TOMBS.
• THE VALLEY OF UNKIAR ISKELESSI, OR—THE SULTAN’S STAIRS.IN WHICH THE CELEBRATED TREATY WITH RUSSIA WAS SIGNED.
• ENTRANCE TO THE BOSPHORUS FROM THE BLACK SEA.VIEVED FROM THE GIANT’S MOUNTAIN.
• ANCIENT ARCHWAY & CAVERN IN THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS.
• PASS IN THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS.BY HAIDHOS.
• ROUTE THROUGH THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS, BY TÂTAR-BAZAAR.ON THE FRONTIERS OF BULGARIA & ROUMELIA.
• THE BABYSES, OR, SWEET WATERS OF EUROPE.
• INTERIOR OF A TURKISH CAFFINET.CONSTANTINOPLE.
• THE VILLAGE OF BABEC,ON THE BOSPHORUS.
• THE RUINS OF EPHESUS.THE CASTLE OF AIASALUK ON THE DISTANCE.ASIA MINOR.
• GREEK PRIEST’S HOUSE NEAR YENI KUEY.ON THE BOSPHORUS.
• THE ACROPOLIS AT SARDIS.ASIA MINOR.
• THE PALACE OF SAÏD PASHA.ON ONE OF THE RAPIDS OF THE BOSPHORUS.
• THE RUINS OF HIERAPOLIS.—NOW CALLED PAMBOUK KALESI.ON THE WAY FROM LAODICEA.ASIA MINOR.
• PHILADELPHIA.CALLED BY TURKS ALLAH SHER, THE CITY OF GOD.
• PASS IN THE BALKAN MOUNTAINSON THE BULGARIAN SIDE.
• MOSQUE OF SULTAN SELIM AT SCUTARI.
• MOSQUE OF MAHMOUD II. AT TOPHANA.
• CARAVANSARY AT GUZEL-HISSAR, ON THE MEANDER.ASIA MINOR.
• ANADOLI-HISSAR,—OR CASTLE OF ASIA, AND THE HILL OF KANDELI.ON THE BOSPHORUS. ASIA MINOR.
• OUTER COOLING-ROOM OF THE BATH, NEAR PSAMATIA KAPOUSI.
• THE ACROPOLIS OF PERGAMUS.ASIA MINOR.
• THE TRIPLE WALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE.ON THE LAND SIDE, NEAR TOP KAPOUSI.
• YÉRÉ-BATAN-SERAÏ, CONSTANTINOPLE.
• KIZ-KOULASI.−LEANDER’S, OR THE MAIDEN’S TOWER.ON THE BOSPHORUS.
• MOSQUE OF SHAHZADEH DJAMESI.CONSTANTINOPLE.
• OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS, IN THE ATMEIDAN.
• THE SULTAN’S NEW PALACE ON THE BOSPHORUS.
• A STREET IN SMYRNA.ASIA MINOR.
• MOSQUE OF BUYUK DJAMI, SCUTARI.ASIA MINOR.
• FOUNTAIN NEAR THE BABU HUMMAYOUN.OR GREAT GATE OF THE SERAGLIO.
• THE CASTLE OF SMYRNA.
• THE CITY OF MAGNESIA, AND MOUNT SIPYLUS.
• INNER COURT OF THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN OSMAN.
• METROPOLITAN CHURCH OF MAGNESIA, ASIA MINOR.INSTALLATION OF THE BISHOP.
• THE RUINS OF HIERAPOLIS, FROM THE THEATRE.ASIA MINOR.
• THE PRINCESS’ ISLANDS.FROM MONASTERY OF THE TRINITY/PRINKIPO IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE.
• THE MONASTERY OF ST. GEORGE OF THE PRECIPICE.
• GUZEL-HISSAR, AND THE PLAIN OF THE MEANDER.ASIA MINOR.
• GREEK CHURCH OF BALOUKLI, NEAR CONSTANTINOPLE.ATTACHED TO THE SPRING OF THE MIRACULOUS FISHES.
• GREEK CHURCH OF SAINT THEODORE, PERGAMUS.ASIA MINOR.
• APARTMENT IN THE PALACE OF EYOUB, THE RESIDENCE OF THE ASMÉ SULTANA.
• REMAINS OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN−PERGAMUS.ASIA MINOR.
• MOSQUE OF SANTA SOPHIA, AND FOUNTAIN OF THE SERAGLIO.CONSTANTINOPLE.
• PASS AND WATERFALL IN THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS.
• CITY OF THYATIRA.ASIA MINOR.
• CONSTANTINOPLE FROM THE HEIGHTS ABOVE EYOUB.
• MAUSOLEUM OF SULTAN MAHOMED AND HIS FAMILY, BRUSA.ASIA MINOR.
• SPRING OF THE MIRACULOUS FISHES AT BALOUKLI.NEAR CONSTANTINOPLE
• ASCENT OF THE HIGH BALKAN MOUNTAINS.ROUMELIA.
• CIRCASSIAN SLAVES IN THE INTERIOR OF A HAREM.CONSTANTINOPLE.
• CONSTANTINOPLE, FROM CASSIM PASHA.
• VILLAGE OF ROUMELIA, NEAR ADRIANOPLE.
• CAVALRY BARRACKS ON THE BOSPHORUS.
• ENTRANCE TO THE DIVAN, CONSTANTINOPLE.
• THE MEDÂK, OR EASTERN STORY-TELLER.CONSTANTINOPLE.
• A STREET IN THE SUBURBS OF ADRIANOPLE.
• THE FORT AND TOWN OF SILIVRIA.THE ANCIENT SELYMBRIA.
• A TURKISH LETTER-WRITER, AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
• THE SQUARE OF THE FOUNTAIN, ADRIANOPLE.
• JOANNINA, THE CAPITAL OF ALBANIA.
• THE FAVOURITE ODALIQUE.
• SMYRNA, FROM THE HARBOUR.ASIA MINOR.
• THE CASTLE OF ARGYRO-CASTRO, ALBANIA.TURKEY IN EUROPE.
• TOWN AND CASTLE OF PARAMYTHIA, IN ALBANIA.TURKEY IN EUROPE
• THE SULTANA IN HER STATE ARRHUBA.CONSTANTINOPLE
• THE TOMB OF ALI PASHA AND FATIMA, IN THE COURT OF SERAGLIO.JOANNINA, ALBANIA.
• HALT OF CARAVANIERS AT A SERAÏ.BULGARIA.
• THE RUINS OF LAODICEA.ASIA MINOR.
• THE CASTLE OF PARGA, ALBANIA.TURKEY IN EUROPE.
• CASTLE AND VALLEY OF SULI, THE ANCIENT ACHERON.ALBANIA.
• SCUTARI AND THE MAIDEN TOWER,ON THE BOSPHORUS.
• GOVERNOR’S HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.ASIA MINOR.
• THE GYGEAN LAKE, AND PLACE OF A THOUSAND TOMBS.ASIA MINOR.
• GARDENS OF THE SERAGLIO.CONSTANTINOPLE.
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