Name of Object:

Çırağan Palace

Location:

Istanbul, Türkiye

Holding Institution:

Pera Museum

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Date of Object:

Late 19th century

Author:

Pascal Sebah (1823-1886)

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Albumen Paper

Dimensions:

W: 262 + H: 344 cm

Description:

Pascal Sébah (1823-86) was a pioneer photographer who worked in Istanbul. In 1857 he opened his first photography studio in Istanbul. Çırağan Palace, built by Sultan Abdülâziz, was designed by the palace architect Nigoğayos Balyan and constructed by his sons Sarkis and Hagop Balyan between 1863 and 1867. This was a period in which all Ottoman sultans used to build their own palaces rather than using those of their ancestors. Çırağan Palace is the last example of this period. The inner walls and the roof were made of wood, the outer walls of colourful marble. The palace is connected with a beautiful marble bridge to the Yıldız Palace on the hill behind. A very high garden wall protects the palace from the outer world.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation

Citation of this web page:

"Çırağan Palace" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tr;31;en

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