Ahmed Mosque - Interior
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Sébah & Joaillier
Turkish (1888 - 1952) Primary
Ahmed Mosque - Interior
Late 19th century - Mid 20th century
Albumen print
Image
10 1/2 in. x 8 1/4 in. (26.67 cm x 20.96 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2010.30.482
Acquisition Date:
1935
Geography:
Europe or Asia, Turkey, Istanbul
(Constantinople)
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Photographs
Culture/Nationality:
Turkish-French
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Collection
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- albumen prints - Photographic prints having albumen as the binder; always black-and-white, though they may be toned to a monochrome hue.
- interior - Existing or situated within the limiting surface or boundary of something. An example is the portion of a building within the walls and under the roof, as opposed to those parts in contact with the outdoors.
- mihrabs - Niches, chambers, or slabs in mosques, indicating the direction of Mecca.
- minbars - Pulpits in mosques, having a small stand for the speaker, parapet, canopy, narrow stairs, and usually a gate at the foot of the stairs.
- mosques - Muslim places of worship. Public mosques consist of an area reserved for communal prayers, frequently in a domed building with a minaret, and with a niche (mihrab) or other structure indicating the direction of Mecca. There may also be a platform for preaching (minbar), and an adjacent courtyard in which water is provided for the obligatory ablutions before prayer. Since representations of the human form are forbidden, decoration is geometric or based on Arabic calligraphy.
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.67 x 20.955 cm)
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