This tower has been converted into a Semà-Khanés or chapel for the religious dance called Semà, which is performed every Friday within its walls by an order of dancing dervishes.
The Dance of the Dervishes in the Tower of the Winds.
Category: 19th Century
United States Army and Navy uniforms in 1889.
United States Army and Navy uniforms in 1889.
Traditional costume from Marino, region Lazio, Italy.
Costumes of Rome and its surroundings. Woman from Marino, region Lazio.
French military hairstyles and helmets.
Glance at the French military hairstyles and helmets. Coup d’oeil sur les coiffures militaires Françaises 1780-1894
The sacred temple of the Kaaba of Mekka.
Praying round the sacred temple of the Kaaba of Mekka.
Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century.
Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century. Tombeaux juifs.
Brittany traditional embroidery patterns.
Brittany traditional embroidery patterns. Traditional embroidery patterns and common accessories of the Breton inhabitants of Brittany, France, throughout the 19th century.
Caravan in an indoor street of Algier, Algeria.
Caravan in an indoor street of Algier, Algeria. Algérie – Caravane dans une Rue Couverte, Algier.
Light infantry uniform, Drum Major. France 1850
Light infantry uniform, Drum Major. France 1850 Illustrated by M. Philippoteaux Infanterie légère. Tambour Major. 1850.
Alethe, Priestess of Isis. The Epicurean, by Thomas Moore.
When Alethe arrived at a suitable age, she was taught, like other children of the priestesses, to take a share in the service and ceremonies of the shrines.
