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ISBN: 9786259982717 Aya Sofia Constantinople Chevalier Caspard Fossati and Sebina Üþenmezsoylu (3 items)

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Aya Sofia Constantinople Chevalier Caspard Fossati and Sebina Üþenmezsoylu

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Aya Sofia Constantinople, as recently restored by order of H. M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid. Lithographed by Louis Haghe.; Prep. by Ebul Faruk Önal, Cevat Ekici, Ilhan Ovalioglu, Rasit Gündogdu. [EDITION with SPECIAL BOX].

by GASPARE FOSSATI, (1809-1893).

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Istanbul: Sarayburnu Kitapligi, 2015. Limited Edition . Hardcover. New. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Original bdg. HC. In publisher's special slip-case. Elephant folio. (51 x 36 cm). In French and Turkish. 68 p., 25 full page colour plates. Reprint of the 1852 edition. St. Sofia converted by Mehmed the Conqueror into a mosque after the conquest of Istanbul often has been restored. There was again needed a major restoration in the era Sultan Abdulmecid. Sultan was appointed architect Gaspard Fossati for this restoration. For this restoration, about 800 workers worked and all the building has been almost completely repaired. Fossati has produced 25 drawings showing the interior and exterior of Hagia Sophia and he suppressed these drawings as a album in 1852 in French. The Fossati brothers, Gaspare and Giuseppe (1822-1891), were Swiss architects. They completed more than 50 projects in Turkey during the Tanzimat Era. They belonged to the Morcote branch of the Fossati, a prominent Ticinese… Read more
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Aya Sofia, Constantinople. As Recently Restored by Order of H. M. The Svltan Abdvl Medjid. From...
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Aya Sofia, Constantinople. As Recently Restored by Order of H. M. The Svltan Abdvl Medjid. From The Original Drawings by Chevalier Caspard Fossati. Litographed by Lovis Haghe ESQ.

by Chevalier Caspard Fossati

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Istanbul: Demirören, 2023. Hardover. New. 36x51 cm. In French and Turkish. Cloth bdg. In publisher's special slip case. Colour ills. Limited edition. Dünya kültür mirasının en önemli eserlerinden biri olan Ayasofya, Bizans Ä°mparatoru I. Justinianus tarafından, 532-537 yılları arasında Ä°stanbul'un tarihi yarımadasındaki eski ÅŸehir merkezine inÅŸa ettirilmiÅŸ ve bu bazilika planlı bir patrik katedrali olmuÅŸtur. 1453 yılında Ä°stanbul'un Osmanlılar tarafından fethedilmesinden sonra, bir Ä°slâm geleneÄŸi olarak, Sultan II. Mehmed tarafından camiye dönüştürülmüştür. Bu eÅŸsiz yapı, Bizans döneminde çeÅŸitli sebeplerle yanmış ve bazı bölümleri de yıkılmıştır. Osmanlılar ise bu yapıyı sık sık tamir ederek günümüze ulaÅŸmasını saÄŸlamışlardır. Sultan Abdülmecid zamanına gelindiÄŸinde ise bu devasa yapının tamiri için Mimar Gaspard Fossati'yi görevlendirmiÅŸtir. Bu tamirat esnasında çok büyük ölçüde elden geçirilmiÅŸ ve tamir edilmiÅŸtir.… Read more
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