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This image shows a plan of the Ben Youseff Madrasa.
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This image shows a plan of the al-Attarin Madrasa.
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This is a portrait of Mehmed II. Mehmed II was known as "The Conqueror". Mehmed II commissioned the construction of the Grand Bazaar.
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This is a picture of the domed roof of the bedesten in the Grand Bazaar. These domes are still intact today.
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This is a map of the Grand Bazaar as of 1980 (from a land survey taken in 1978). It has all the original infrastructure and streets shown. This is a scan of the accompanying physical fold out map to Gülersoy's work.
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This image shows the complex nature of the geometric glazed tiles, or zillij, found in the main courtyard of the al-Attarin Madrasa.
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Pictured is the Sultan surrounded by his court as food is served. There is entertainment provided, alongside servers.
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The Cemberlitas Hamami was built in 1584 and is credited to eminent Islamic architect, Mimar Sinan. Located in Istanbul, Turkey, this bathhouse has two separate sections for men and women, each with separate entrances. Customarily, bathhouses accommodated both sexes by allocating single-sex access throughout the week. The Cemberlitas Hamami’s simultaneous accommodation of both sexes allows the bathhouse, a central social institution in the Islamic world, to serve and connect its community more fully.
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This is an image of the single head eagle relief found in the first bedesten of the Grand Bazaar. This relief has been the source of controversy in the past between those claiming the structure as Byzantine and those claiming it as Turkish.
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A comparative piece of material that reveals cloth weavers performing for the Sultan.
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A procession of coffee sellers in the 1582 Ottoman Circumcision festival. Followed by a portable version of a coffeehouse in which patrons reside.
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This image shows the mihrab in the prayer hall of the al-Attarin madrasa. The inscriptions on the bronze chandelier reveal the patron: Uthman II Abu Said.
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This is the inside of the more medieval areas of the bazaar in Aleppo. It has to be reconstructed in some parts due to the fighting in the Syrian civil war.
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The covered market in Aleppo, Syria. This picture was taken from the street outside.
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This is a photograph of the Grand Bazaar. This photograph was taken in 2012.
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This manuscript folio, illustrated in The Great Mongol Shahnama, depicts the scene when King Faridun goes to grieve the death of his son, Iraj. In this painting, he is holding his son's head, weeping in anguish, while several women around him observe and also appear distraught. This painting depicts the intense grief of the moment, and is one of the five paintings in The Great Mongol Shahnama that depict a scene of mourning, showing how death impacted the Islamic community.
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This manuscript folio, illustrated in The Great Mongol Shahnama, depicts the moment when King Faridun receives the coffin of his son, Iraj. Faridun had been expecting his son to triumphantly return, and hence, was utterly distraught when a camel arrived carrying a casket containing his son's head. This painting depicts the intense grief of the moment, and is one of the five paintings in The Great Mongol Shahnama that depict a scene of mourning, showing how death impacted the Islamic community.
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This manuscript folio, illustrated in The Great Mongol Shahnama, depicts the scene where the coffins of the great hero Rustam and his brother, Zavara, are being carried by mourners. This painting is one of the five paintings in The Great Mongol Shahnama that depict a scene of mourning, and shows how death impacted the Islamic community.
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This manuscript folio, illustrated in The Great Mongol Shahnama, depicts the carrying of the coffin of the great hero Isfandiyar, while surrounded by those visibly expressing their grief. This painting is one of the five paintings in The Great Mongol Shahnama that depict a scene of mourning, and shows how death impacted the Islamic community.
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This manuscript folio, illustrated in the Safavid Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp, is another example of an illustrated manuscript, similar to The Great Mongol Shahnama, which has a great number of illustrated episodes from Firdawsi's Shahnama. The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp is, in the entire history of Iranian art, considered to have the grandest scale of illustrations, and this folio painting is one of the various examples in this illustrated manuscript.
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A coffeehouse scene is displayed alongside its calligraphy. The Persian text falls both above and below the miniature to follow the typical manuscript style.
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A coffeehouse scene found in an Ottoman miniature. Depicts a vibrant community of men interacting across different social groups.
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This manuscript folio, illustrated in The Great Mongol Shahnama, depicts the scene when Iskandar reaches the talking tree at the end of the world. The talking tree, which has both human and animal heads, warns Iskandar of his imminent death. This painting is an example of another well-known illustration of Iskandar in The Great Mongol Shahnama.
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The Pitti Ewer that currently resides in Florence was made in Egypt during the Fatimid period for the purpose of storing luxury drinks. The ewer is made of rock crystal which is a type of quartz that is extremely rare and valuable.
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This manuscript folio, illustrated in The Great Mongol Shahnama, details the scene of mourning over the death of Iskandar (Alexander the Great), and is one of the five paintings in The Great Mongol Shahnama that depict a scene of mourning. The way in which the Islamic community experiences Iskandar’s death is depicted through the intense grief prominent throughout the painting, showing the widespread impact that his death had on the community.