Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor / Series One and Series Two in one Volume

Chapter 77: MOSQUE OF BUYUK DJAMI, SCUTARI. ASIA MINOR.

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The work pairs detailed engraved views with descriptive text to present the landscapes, monuments, and everyday life of Constantinople and sites across Asia Minor. Plates depict cityscapes, mosques, bazaars, cemeteries, ruins, and coastal scenes, while accompanying commentary explains local customs, architecture, and routes along the Bosphorus and interior passes. A map highlights key localities and an appended historical sketch traces the city's development and rulers, so the collection combines visual documentation with travel observations and concise historical and topographical notes to capture a society in transition between traditional local customs and Europeanizing reforms.

T. Allom.

J. Redaway.

MOSQUE OF BUYUK DJAMI, SCUTARI.
ASIA MINOR.

This epithet “Buyuk,” or great, was conferred upon it, to distinguish it from the lesser mosques which adorn Scutari. It is known by the smallness of its dome, and by the balcony or gallery which runs round the outside. It stands on the edge of the water, near the scala, or landing-place for passing caïques. Beside it is the usual fountain, covered with the common aquatic birds, which the considerate charity of the Turks renders so tame, that they mix undisturbed with the bustle of the passengers. On the right is seen the distant summits of the cypress which fill the great cemetery.