Photographs

25 black and white photographs. 22 of Mecca and 3 of the surrounding area. 

Period: 20th century

Dimensions: several from 10 by 9 to 13 by 9

Condition: reasonably good

These photographs are from the archives of Anhegger. They depict buildings from Malla Eyboglu, one of Turkey’s first female architects.

These postcards show several places in the Topkapi palace:

The Selim III room; the holiday throne, 16th century Turkish masnuat; the Mustafa pasha mansion; the Bagdat mansion; the Valide sultan bedroom, 17th century; Mecidiye mansion; the Murassa golden cradle; the gate of the Agalar – Bab-i Saadet; the Hünkar bath; two of the weapon museum; the Hünkar sofa; the thread loaded to Sah Ismail; the Kubbealti; two of the supply room; Ahmet i Tahti; the harem Medhali; the Murat IV thrown; a tile ornament and cabe board; the Satrap sarcophagus in the Istanbul Asar-ı Atika museum.

The postcards are from the 19th/20th century, all are 9 by 14 cm and in good condition.

These are photographs of the cave of which it is told that 7 young people slept for 309 years. Yemliha, Mekselina, Mislina, Mernus, Debernus, Sazenus and Kefestatayyus and their dog Kitmir slept and avoided the Roman prosecution of Christians.

The photographs are form the 19th/20th century, 12 by 17 cm and in good condition.

These four black and white photographs depict several perspectives of Mecca. Two centering on the Kaaba. One showing the holy al-Haram As-Sharif with the Kaaba in its center. And one of them probably showing the Medina. 

The dimensions without frame: 18 by 9,5 cm, 17 by 13 cm, 18 by 12 cm and 14 by 13 cm.

This photograph shows a rare view of a flooded Mecca Al-Mukarramah during that historical Wednesday in 1941 AD. 

The photograph is in good condition and 25 by 33 cm.   

A 20th century photograph of Mecca.

The photograph is in very good condition and 22 by 34 cm. 

The album contains 14 photographs representing several places in Al-Quds Al-Sharif and its surroundings.

It is in good condition and the dimensions are 15 by 10 cm.