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Constantinople
Panorama of Constantinople from the Galata Tower

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Photographer: Pascal Sébah (1823-1886). Panorama of Constantinople from the Galata Tower. 1870s. Panorama consisting of 8 albumen prints, mounted to board as leporello. Each circa 26,5 x 32,5 cm (entire size: 30 x 263 cm). Presented in original red canvas album with gilt-stamped ornamentation and title.

A large and complete panoramic view photographed from the Galata Tower, surveying Constantinople across the Golden Horn and the Bosporus toward the Asian shore of Üsküdar. The continuous sequence encompasses the Galata Bridge and Yeni Cami in the foreground and the Historic Peninsula beyond, with the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace complex, Süleymaniye Mosque, and the clearly visible Beyazit Tower set within dense residential quarters and busy harbor traffic, offering a comprehensive view of the late Ottoman capital.