IMMAGINI DAL MONDO IN CASTELLO
Nelle collezioni digitali dell’Università di Istanbul si conserva un album fotografico realizzato nel 1903 che documenta l’ampiezza e l’assetto della raccolta di armi allestita nel Palazzo Yildiz, la residenza imperiale fatta
costruire a Istanbul da Adbulhamid II. Alcune tavole presentano i trofei d’armi inviati a Racconigi l’anno seguente.
IMAGES FROM THE WORLD IN THE CASTLE
In the digital collections of Istanbul University, there is a photo album from 1903 documenting the size and layout of the arms collection housed in the Yildiz Palace, the imperial residence built in Istanbul by Adbulhamid II. Some plates show the trophies of arms sent to Racconigi the following year.

View of the Yildiz Palace in Istanbul, expanded in 1880 by the architect Raimondo D’Aronco for Sultan Abdulhamid II.

One of the interior halls of the Yildiz Palace in Istanbul.

Weapons and armor displayed inside the Palace of Yildiz. Among these, it is possible to recognize some objects donated to Vittorio Emanuele III in 1904. Source: Istanbul University, Head Office of Library and Documentations.

A depiction of the Jawshan armor, now housed at Racconigi Castle. Source: Istanbul University, Head Office of Library and Documentations.

Weapons and armor displayed inside the Palace of Yildiz. Among these, it is possible to recognize some objects donated to Vittorio Emanuele III in 1904. Source: Istanbul University, Head Office of Library and Documentations.

Weapons and armor displayed inside Yildiz Palace. In the foreground, a selection of firearms is presented. Source: Istanbul University, Head Office of Library and Documentations.

A depiction of the Turkish-Ottoman parade horse headstalls and a bow stirrup, now preserved at Racconigi Castle. Source: Istanbul University, Head Office of Library and Documentations.