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This project, initiated by Thomas Milo, has been shelved only for the
time being.
The project aims to document Ottoman architectural inscriptions one encounters while strolling casually in Istanbul.
Criss-crossing large areas of the historic city on foot, I contributed a considerable collection of photographs to this project.
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Rubbings taken from tombstones situated behind the Mehmet Emin Ağa Fountain in Dolmabahçe.
Details from photographs of inscriptions found on mosques, baths, fountains, libraries, the old city walls, a tribunal building, and tombstones.
During Ottoman times, stone pillars were erected to mark feats of archery. Keçecipiri, İstanbul.