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Delineation of Constantinople from 1422, which does not seem to picture the Tekfur Sarayi. This map helps us understand the landscape around the Tekfur Sarayi at the time it was being built.
Dervish photo from UNESCO site
Detail of 1853 Istanbul map showing locations of the "Old Serai", where now stands the University of Istanbul (orange box), and the "New Serai" (New Palace), the Topkapı (green box).
Hypothetical and detailed outline and plan of the Great Palace
Hypothetical and detailed outline and plan of the Great Palace
A map of the Balkan Peninsula from 1903.
An image of the dining room in the Pera Palace Hotel.
A diagram with the labelled wrecks found at the excavation site at Yenikapi
A diagram with the labelled wrecks found at the excavation site at Yenikapi
Pictured above, the crowded Divanyolu street provided to be an enticing opportunity for progressive urban planners to Westernize Istanbul's roads