Ancient Religious Ban (1926)

Full title reads: “Ancient religious ban on ’graven images’ ends, as first statue (to Gazi Pasha) to be erected in Turkey, in unveiled“. Istanbul (on title as Stamboul) (formerly Constantinople), Turkey. M/S, looking over heads of crowd, of man reading speech in front of veiled statue. L/S of statue of a man in modern dress - Gazi Pasha - revealed as statue is unveiled ceremoniously. Low angled M/S of statue. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed