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Tower of Galata and part of Turkish burial ground [Istanbul, Turkey] 21 May 1862
Albumen print mounted on card | 23.6 x 28.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2700995
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View of the Galata Tower, in the Galata district of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). The tower was built by the Genoese community in 1348 and was known as the 'Christea Turris' [Tower of Christ]. Various restoration works have taken place over the years, and the tower now has a conical turret at the top, rather than the two-storey pavilion seen in the photograph.
The photograph is signed and captioned in the negative, 'F Bedford Constantinople'. See RCIN 2861678 for another print of this image.
The Prince of Wales makes no mention in his journal of visiting or climbing the tower. It was not far from the arsenal and the Nusretiye Mosque, which he visited on 21 May 1862.
This item was exhibited in 'Princes as Patrons: The Art Collections of the Princes of Wales' (1998), exhibition no.183.Provenance
Acquired by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), 1862
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print mounted on card
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23.6 x 28.8 cm (image)
47.0 x 58.5 cm (mount)
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