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The castle of Chios after the devastating earthquake of 1881.
Snapshots of the days after the devastating earthquake of Chios in April 1881: 1. Procession 2. Ruins of houses at Aplotaria, main street of the town of Chios. 3. Residents of Chios awaiting the arrival of provisions. 4. Ruins before the Governor's palace.
The castle of Arta.
View of Athens. In the background, on the right, the Greek Parliament.
View of Bourtzi fortress at the port of Nafplion.
View of Argos.
View of the plain of Argolis from the ancient theatre of Argos. In the background, the town of Nafplion.
View of Nafplion with Palamidi fortress.
Kalamitsa bay, Skyros island.
View of Volos in 1878, showing the positions of battle during the Uprising in Thessaly (1878), and the spot where British correspondent Ogle was murdered.
Panoramic view of the castle and city of Chios.
The western wall of the castle of Chios.
View of Naousa and Mount Vermion.
View of Mount Olympus from Naousa.
View of Volos.
Entrance to the Pagasetic gulf. Part of the western coast belonged to the Greek state. The central and eastern parts were acquired with the treaty of Istanbul in 1881.
Panoramic view of Athens from the Nymphs' Hill. On the left, Athens Observatory. At the centre, the temple of Hephaestus. On the right, the Acropolis.
Top: Panoramic view of Istanbul from Pera. Bottom: Panoramic view of Pera.
Imaginary depiction of the mosques of Suleiman I and Mehmed II.
View of the Castle of Saint George (Castillo San Jorge), built on the remains of the “Castle of Triana” after Ferdinand III of Castile conquered Seville in 1248. On the right, the Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), built under the Almohad dynasty.
The fountain of Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra at the Isle Garden (Jardín de la Isla) of Aranjuez, Spain.
Imaginary depiction of the royal palaces of Alexandria, supposedly built by Alexander the Great.
Reconstruction of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the foreground, the Sultan and his suite on their way out of the palace.
Imaginary depiction of the castle of Yedikule or Heptapyrgion (a prison in the Ottoman era), in Istanbul.
View of the General Archive of the Indies, housed in the former merchant's exchange house of Seville (Casa Lonja de Mercaderes). In the background, Seville Cathedral with the famed bell tower of Giralda. Giralda was formerly a minaret of the now-demolished mosque of the Almohad era, on whose site the Cathedral was built.
View of the General Archive of the Indies, housed in the former merchant's exchange house of Seville (Casa Lonja de Mercaderes). In the background, Seville Cathedral with the famed bell tower of Giralda. Giralda was formerly a minaret of the now-demolished mosque of the Almohad era, on whose site the Cathedral was built.
Map of the site of ancient Gortyn, Crete. View of Gortyn.
View of prison in Rome (imaginary depiction).
Ampitheatre Castrense, Rome.
View of Aqua Alsietina aqueduct, Rome.