01692nam a22002537a 4500 20251217114717.0 251217b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780755655137 (paperback) eng au AU Alfaisal Main Library NA1370.W43 2024 WHARTON, ALYSON ARCHITECTS OF OTTOMAN CONSTANTINOPLE THE BALYAN FAMILY AND THE HISTORY OF OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE LONDON I B TAURIS ©2024 272 pages rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc NOT HANDLED ON AP-RECENT REPRINT 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 Dolmabahçe Palace (built between 1843 and 1856), parts of the Topkap? Palace, the Ç?ra'an Palace and the Ortaköy 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 Print books. local 4 WHARTON, ALYSON lcc BOOKS 608166 608166 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2025-12-17 0 NA1370.W43 2024 AU00000000021097 2025-12-17 11:48:13 149.00 2025-12-17 BOOKS