The Architects of Ottoman Constantinople
Subtitle: The Balyan Family and the History of Ottoman Architecture
Publisher: I.B.Tauris; I.B. Tauris
Published: Mar 30, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781780768526
Description: "The Balyan family were a dynasty of architects, builders and property owners who acted as the official architects to the Ottoman Sultans throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Originally Armenian, the family is responsible for some of the most famous Ottoman buildings in existence, many of which are regarded as masterpieces of their period - including the Dolmabahė Palace (built between 1843 and 1856), parts of the Topkap? Palace, the ß?ra?an Palace and the Ortaky̲ Mosque. Forging a unique style based around European contemporary architecture but with distinctive Ottoman flourishes, the family is an integral part of Ottoman history. As Alyson Wharton's beautifully illustrated book reveals, the Balyan's own history, of falling in and out of favour with increasingly autocratic Sultans, serves as a record of courtly power in the Ottoman era and is uniquely intertwined with the history of Istanbul itself."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Source title: The Architects of Ottoman Constantinople: The Balyan Family and the History of Ottoman Architecture (Library of Ottoman Studies)