The architects of Ottoman Constantinople : the Balyan family and the history of Ottoman architecture / by Alyson Wharton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wharton, Alyson, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balyan family.

Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul.

Architecture, Ottoman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

Summary:

"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:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857738134

0857738135

9780755693351

0755693353

9780857725899

0857725890

OCLC:

1140146357