Category: Greece

Ismail Bey and Mehmed Pasha, sons of Veli Pasha of Thessaly and grandsons of Ali Pasha of Ioannina.

Port Bathy and Capital of Ithaca. The Neritos of Homer.

8/14/19

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The Basilians. Nun of the Order of St. Basil in her Choir dress.

10/20/17

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Nun, habit, Greek, Religieuse, Order, St. Basil, monastic, Roman Catholic Church, Josaphat,

The Basilians of Saint Josaphat are affiliated to the Ruthenian Greek-Catholic Church and are integrated into the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. They belong to the Basilians.

Dinner at Crisso. In the house of the bishop of Salona.

11/3/15

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The bishop of Salona. Crisso Greece. Ottoman empire costumes 19th century

This prelate is receiving the homage of a Greek peasant, who kisses the ground before he applies his lips to the bishop’s hand.

Entrance to the Tower of the Winds at Athens.

9/30/15

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Tower of Winds. ancient Greece architecture.

TO the south-east of the Roman Agora is the octagonal Tower of the Eight Winds; the Clepsydra of Andronikos Kyrrheste described by Vitruviu.

The weekly market, bazar, or market-place of Athens.

9/26/15

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Bazar of Athens. Ottoman empire. Ottoman costumes.

Greeks, Turks, and Albanians are then seen mingled together; and while the variegated diversity of their costumes gratifies the eye of the beholder.

The Dance of the Dervishes in the Tower of the Winds.

9/19/15

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Dervishes. Dance. Semà. Kaaba. Muhammad. Tower of the Winds. Ottoman Empire.

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.