The Prison of the Seven Towers. Yedikule Fortress or Dungeons of the Seven Towers in Istanbul, former Constantinople.
Prison of the Seven Towers. Yedikule Fortress.
Category: Fashion History
The Fashion of the Crinoline in the Reign of Napoleon III. Empire français.
The Reign of the Crinoline. Petticoats, Cashmere shawls, Pompadour parasols. Dressmakers, like tailors, had begun to deal in ready-made garments.
England 1880’s men’s and milady’s fashion. Late Victorian costumes.
A lady in so called princess dress and waterfall hairstyle. The bearded gentleman is dressed in formal afternoon attire, wearing a cut-away coat, horseshoe stickpin, and boutonniere.
View of the Hudson Highlands. Crow Nest, from Bull Hill, West Point.
Crow Nest is one of the most beautiful mountains of America for shape, verdure, and position
Paris. Place Louis XV, now called Place de la Concorde.
This Square occupies all the space between the garden of the Tuileries and the entrance to the Champs-Elysées.
The Barrier of Neuilly. Entrance to Paris.
OF all the entrances to Paris, that by the Barrier of Neuilly is indisputably the most beautiful
St. Germain the ancient residence of the kings of France.
The Castle of St. Germain was formerly one of the finest royal residences of the kings of France.
Rouen Cathedral coronation site and burial place of the Norman dukes.
The Rouen Cathedral is one of the most important church buildings in France in the Gothic style.
Rouen. Market Scene at Place de la Haute-Vieille-Tour. France 1819.
Market Scene at Rouen. The Place de la Haute-Vieille-Tour with the cathedral in the background. France 1819.
Rouen from Mount Saint Catherine. Capital of Normandy.
It is from Côte Sainte-Catherine that one can enjoy a remarkable panorama of Rouen and its urban area.