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historic territorial entity
Ottoman Empire
official name
The Exalted Ottoman State
official self-designation
دولت عليه عثمانیه
(Devlet-i ʿAlīye-i ʿOsmānīye)
[Ottoman Turkish]
existence
1299-1923
successor state
Turkey
,
Romania
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Serbia
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, consultation hall, detail
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, northwest facade detail, cupolas
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, southwest elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar)
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, northwest elevation, courtyard
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, cupola
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Chamber of Petitions, northwest elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Hagia Sophia, apse with minbar and mihrab
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, arcade with entrance
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, clerk's room
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, arcades of the inner courtyard
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, arcade
Istanbul, Turkey
Old Bridge of Mostar, north elevation
Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Süleymaniye Mosque, view from the madrasas of the mosque complex (külliye)
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, southwest elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Chamber of Petitions, door with fountain
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, entrance with gilded grills
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, prayer hall
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, Süleymaniye Square Fountain
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Chamber of Petitions, northwest elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Old Bridge of Mostar, north elevation
Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
German Orient Bank, northeast elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, north elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, interior
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Chamber of Petitions, main entrance
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, entrances with gilded grills
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, main cupola
Istanbul, Turkey
Copperware bazaar at Bascarsija old town
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Grand Post Office, facade
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, ablution facilities (wudu)
Istanbul, Turkey
Emperor's Mosque
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Grand Post Office, east elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, detail of the southwest facade
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, interior
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, Tower of Justice, southeast elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, consultation hall
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, main cupola
Istanbul, Turkey
Bascarsija Square with Sabil (Sebilj)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, interior with silver charcoal stove
Istanbul, Turkey
Hagia Sophia, matroneum
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, clerk's room
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Mosque, northwest elevation, courtyard
Istanbul, Turkey
Grand Post Office, east elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, arcades
Istanbul, Turkey
Hagia Sophia, east elevation
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, Tower of Justice, south elevation
Istanbul, Turkey