In the photo of the month from our archive, the hottest room of the Caǧaloǧlu Bath is visible. Our view focuses on the slim columns supporting the large dome of the bath, the navel stone in the centre, and the Ottoman Baroque-style fountains at the back. The sunlight gliding through the dome seems to make the empty bath even more desolate. A piece of paper left in the middle of the photo sneaked into these beauties without permission. We immediately run to the negative of the photo to find a clue if the palace photographers Sébah and Joaillier might have forgotten this tiny piece of paper there… Read More