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Wharton, Alyson,

The architects of Ottoman Constantinople : the Balyan family and the history of Ottoman architecture / Alyson Wharton. - xv, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. - Library of Ottoman studies ; 45 . - Library of Ottoman studies ; v. 45. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-250) and index.

Introduction -- The position of Imperial Architect and the Balyan family -- Karapet Balyan as an Amira and his role in the mobilization of the Armenian community of Constantinople -- The Balyan family, Paris and the birth of the Armenian-Ottoman Romantic era -- Official style and architecture in the Tanzimat -- The networks behind the Imperial building works of the Tanzimat -- The downfall of Serkis Balyan -- Conclusion.

ISBN: 1780768524 9781780768526

Subjects--Personal Names:
Balyan family
Balyan family.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1800-1899

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Architecture, Ottoman
Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul.
Buildings--Turkey--Istanbul.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Turkey--Istanbul

LC Class. No.: NA1370 / .W43 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 721