The Yildiz Albums of Sultan Abdulhamid: Mecca-MedinaThe most exquisite memories of the Ottoman history are brought back to life with an album of photographs from the Yildiz Collection. In the 1880s upon an order of Sultan Abdlhamid II, Mecca and Medina, the two sanctuaries of Islam, were photographed and catalogued, together with thousands of other frames that portrayed the Ottoman lands. There are over 80 photographs in the album showing us what these blessed cities looked like in the 19th century and what they have lost over the course of time. |
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
Photography in the Ottomans | 11 |
Abdülhamid II and Photography | 13 |
The Ottomans and MeccaMedina | 17 |
Traces of the Ottomans in the Haramayn | 21 |
Caravans of Royal Gifts Surre Alayı | 25 |
The Hijaz Railway | 27 |
Farewell to the Haramayn | 28 |
En Route to the Hajj | 31 |
Месса | 53 |
Medina | 107 |
Inventory Data | 133 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abdülaziz Abdullah Brothers Ahmed Ajyad Fortress al-Saadat Album inventory number Barracks Bayt al-Din Behçet Bey Date Beirut Caliph Cavalry Regiments Item century construction dome donated Fahreddin Pasha governor of Mecca Grand Mosque Guesthouse Hamidiye Cavalry Regiments Haramayn Hijaz Hijaz Railway holy lands Ibrahim Images of Mecca Islam Istanbul Item 3 Photographer Jannat al-Baqi Jannat al-Mu'alla Cemetery Ka'ba Mahmud Maison-Fonde 1866 Mamluks Masjid al-Haram Mecca and Medina Medina Item Mehmed Mehmed IV Minaret Mir'at Mount Arafat Mount Lebanon Item Murad Murad III Murad IV Muslims Name Ottoman lands peace and blessings Pictures of Hamidiye pilgrims places in Mecca prayer Prophet's Mosque Prophet's uncle Qubbat recorded Date reign of Sultan renovated Sabri sacred places Sadık Bey Date Selim Selim III Station of Hanbali stones Süleyman the Magnificent Sultan Abdülaziz Sultan Abdülhamid Sultan Abdülmecid Surre caravans surroundings of Mecca Tomb Topkapı Palace Turkish waqfa written Yıldız Albums