To the south-east of the Roman Agora is the octagonal Tower of the Eight Winds; the Clepsydra of Andronikos Kyrrheste described by Vitruviu.
Entrance to the Tower of the Winds at Athens.
Category: Balkans
The Culture of the Balkan Peninsula
The weekly market, bazar, or market-place of Athens.
Greeks, Turks, and Albanians are then seen mingled together; and while the variegated diversity of their costumes gratifies the eye of the beholder.
Albanian folk characters in the 18th century.
Albanian folk characters in the 18th century. Souliote Woman Albanian Prémiti or Toxide. Albanian woman from Sikyon. Sikyon was an ancient city-state on the northern Peloponnese between Corinth and Achaia (Pellene). Reis… Read More
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The Dance of the Dervishes in the Tower of the Winds.
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.
Sclaveni male costume in 1760, 18th century.
Sclaveni male costume in 1760, 18th century.
Prayer rugs from Transylvania. 19th century.
Transylvanian prayer rugs. From Asia Minor. XVIIth century. Left one owned by Baron Charles Kaffner, Budapest; the other by the Arts and Crafts Museum, Budapest.
Historical Turkish male and female costumes from the european part.
Historical Turkish male and female costumes from the european part of the Ottoman Empire. The costume history by Auguste Racinet, 1888.
Cretan costume, ancient and modern.
Cretan costume, ancient and modern.
Montenegro. Traditional costumes from Risan on the Bay of Kotor.
Montenegro. Serbian costumes from Risan. Народна носња са Косова, Пећ. Vladimir Kirin. Srpske nacionalne kostime.
Serbia. Traditional costumes from Vojvodina, Baranja Torijanci.
Vojvodina, Baranja. Народна носња са Косова, Пећ. Vladimir Kirin. Srpske nacionalne kostime.
