Istanbul, Turkey - The Avenue of the Sublime Porte
Istanbul, Turkey - The Avenue of the Sublime Porte -Sirkeci. Most of the business of the Ottoman Empire was conducted here between the Sublime Door, hence this gateway came to represent the Government itself. Ambassadors were acredited to the Sublime Port rather than the Ottoman Empire. Situated near the Topkapi Sarayi
Picture No
10699098
Media ID
46536064
Size
5000px x 3128px
(1.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Max Fruchtermann real photographic postcard
Date
1927
