The Near East: Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople

CHAPTER VI

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STAMBOUL, THE CITY OF MOSQUES 225

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The Mosque of Suleiman at Constantinople _Frontispiece_ From a painting by Jules Guérin

PAGE The Roman Amphitheater at Pola 4 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Market-Place at Spalato 9 From a painting by Jules Guérin

Zara--Piazza delle Erbe 14

The Harbor of Mezzo 17

Spalato--Peristilio 24

Trau--Vestibule of the Cathedral 27

Ragusa 32

The Rector's Palace and the Public Square at Ragusa 37 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Jesuits' Church and the Military Hospital, Ragusa 45

The Parthenon at Athens 52 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Acropolis, with a View of the Areopagus and Mount Hymettus, from the West 55

The Theater of Dionysus on the southern slope of the Acropolis 62

The Temple of the Olympian Zeus at Athens 65 From a painting by Jules Guérin

In the Portico of the Parthenon 70

The Temple of Athene Nike at Athens 75 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Stadium, Athens 82

The Academy, Mount Lycabettus in the background 87

The Acropolis at Athens, early morning 92 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Temple of Poseidon and Athene at Sunium 98 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Temple of Athene, Island of Ægina 103 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Theater of Dionysus, Athens 108

The Plain of Marathon 113

A Monastery at the foot of Hymettus 120

Ruins of the Great Temple of the Mysteries at Eleusis 125

The Odeum of Herodes Atticus in Athens 133 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Site of Ancient Delphi 140 From a painting by Jules Guérin

Delphi--Gulf of Corinth in the distance 143

The Lion of Chæronea, the Acropolis and Mount Parnassus 150

Place of the famous Oracle, Delphi 154

View of Mount Parnassus 159

Ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi 165

The Temple of Hera at Olympia 170

Olympia--Entrance to the Athletic Field 175

The Grand Bazaar in Constantinople 184 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Bosphorous--Constantinople in the distance 190

Galata Bridge, which connects Galata and Pera 193

The Water-front of Stamboul, with Pera in the distance 200

Looking down Step Street, Constantinople 203

Public Letter-writers in a Constantinople Street 208

The Courtyard of the "Pigeon's Mosque" 213 From a painting by Jules Guérin

Street Scene in Constantinople 221

The Mosque of the Yeni-Validé-Jamissi, Constantinople 228 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Royal Gate leading to the old Seraglio 231 From a painting by Jules Guérin

The Mosque of Santa Sophia 238 From a painting by Jules Guérin

In the Cemetery of Eyub, on the Golden Horn 241 From a painting by Jules Guérin

Interior of Santa Sophia 246

St. George's Greek Church, now a mosque, Constantinople 251

Street vista in Galata from end of bridge, Constantinople 258

A view over Constantinople showing the Mosque of Santa Sophia 263

PICTURESQUE DALMATIA

THE NEAR EAST