The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the bronze Serpentine Column with the Blue Mosque in the background. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the obelisk of Theodosius (right) , the Serpent Column (centre), and the column of Constantine Porphyrgenitus (left). Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul: the gateway of the Sultan. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

Aya Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Galata Tower, Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

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Guillaume Berggren

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Images by Guillaume Berggren

Works from the collections

Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the bronze Serpentine Column with the Blue Mosque in the background. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Galata Tower, Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul: the gateway of the Sultan. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the obelisk of Theodosius (right) , the Serpent Column (centre), and the column of Constantine Porphyrgenitus (left). Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

Guillaume Berggren

Images from the collections

Images by Guillaume Berggren

Works from the collections

Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the bronze Serpentine Column with the Blue Mosque in the background. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Galata Tower, Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul: the gateway of the Sultan. Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

The Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey: the obelisk of Theodosius (right) , the Serpent Column (centre), and the column of Constantine Porphyrgenitus (left). Photograph by Guillaume Berggren, ca. 1880.

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