(The actual) Sublime Porte - Istanbul, Turkey
The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte is a metonym for the central government of the Ottoman Empire, by reference to the gate (pictured on this card) giving access to the block of buildings that housed the principal state departments in Istanbul
Picture No
11064294
Media ID
46647106
Size
5593px x 3646px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1930s
