The Aqueduct in the Forest of Belgrade, Istanbul
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Sharjah)
Sharjah Art Museum / Sharjah Museums Department
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Hegira 13th century / AD 19th century
Anonymous Ottoman artist
SM2006-224
Watercolour
230 mm x 140 mm
Istanbul
This painting by an anonymous Ottoman artist shows the aqueduct of Belgrade Forest outside Istanbul. Istanbul’s water was stored in the reservoirs of Belgrade Forest and conveyed to the city across a number of aqueducts like this one. Established in early Ottoman times, the Istanbul water supply system was expanded and improved throughout the Ottoman period, incorporating complex systems of reservoirs, aqueducts and supply pipes endling in fountains and waterspouts.
Ulrike al-Khamis "The Aqueduct in the Forest of Belgrade, Istanbul" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;ua;56;en
Prepared by: Ulrike Al-Khamis
MWNF Working Number: UA 057
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