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Buke Uras on the Balyan family and the Ottoman Armenian architectural legacy
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38 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Büke Uras on “The Balyans: Ottoman Architecture and the Balyan Archive” (Korpus). The Balyan family served as Ottoman imperial architects for three generations in the 19th century and are responsible for some of Istanbul's most iconic monuments, including Dolmabahçe Palace and Ortaköy Mosque.
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Released:
Jul 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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