It is said that every city has a distinctive color and a smell expressing itself. If it is New York, it is the city of skyscrapers; if it’s London, it is the city of rain and if it’s Paris it is known as the city of love. If the name of the city is Rome, then, it is the city of art.
If you ask someone living in Istanbul “what the color of Istanbul is", most probably you'll find a few people giving a respond. It is because there is never a single answer to this question. A single-word that is given would never be the right answer. To explain Istanbul with a single color and emotion is impossible
This old city cannot even be explained with words, Istanbul is always inexpressible.
It is young and at the same time old, it is silent and caring and sometimes angry it is white and it is black; you can find every color and emotion in Istanbul at the same time.
Istanbul surprises people with all its aspects; with its history, architecture, inns, baths and bazaars.
The riot of colors amazes everyone. You live the difference between a modern and a historic city together.
The city itself has a history and culture of the millennium, based on the synthesis that brings the calendars up to today. If it was possible to turn back the pages of that calendar, it wouldn’t be possible for you to explain exactly what you have seen in those pages at any language of the world.
This unique city, where many sultans, emperors and tribes had lived, is even older than many cities located on the world map.
In a journey to the past one will first come across the fascinating architectural works that shape up the structural form of the city.
Multi-culturalism and variegation are images of Istanbul.
For instance, during the construction process, at the beginning of early 20th century, most of the buildings in certain areas were constructed by foreign architects brought from abroad, the Levantine architects and non-Muslim Ottoman architects living in Istanbul.
These structures vary from big state buildings to commercial buildings and apartments. Today the buildings in certain districts of Istanbul are still standing there with all its magnificence form the splendor of that architectural character.
However, the names of the architects of these beautiful buildings did not survive and were forgotten over time.
The Greeks constituted the majority among the architects who had greatly contributed to Istanbul’s architecture.
The Greek architects played vital role in the process of modernization. Even in a rough neighborhood tour, most of the buildings having architectural values were mainly constructed by Greek architects. Structural forms of the Greek architect showed great differences from other works as they reflected prominent Greek individuality. Even in this sense the Greek architects played an important role in the architectural changes Istanbul had passed through. One of the unique examples that presents Istanbul with its historical diversity is the “Greek Architects of Istanbul” project which also took its place among the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture events.
The project will be realized between October 2009 and December 2010 to create an exhibition and a catalogue gathering the works and life-stories of Greek architects who contributed to Istanbul’s architecture in 19th and 20th centuries.
Therefore, the project is planned to contribute to the cultural tourism in Istanbul by exposing the cultural heritage of the city.
An agreement was signed on 19 October for the “Greek Architects of Istanbul” project which has been submitted by the Zografion High School Alumni Association in order to develop the architectural, historical, artistic and cultural wealth of Istanbul by opening an exhibition which would feature the works of Greek architects whose names are forgotten today.
The project immediately starts by collecting of information, documents, photographs and blueprints concerning the works built by Greek architects especially in Beyoglu and Kadıköy.
Processes for architectural drawing, photographing and modeling of selected buildings and preparing of their catalogue will be completed by September 2010.
Results of these works will be exhibited in venues of Greek foundations.
During the urban construction process of Istanbul most of the buildings in certain regions of the city had been built by non-Muslim architects until early 20th century.
Among these architects there are: Vasilaki Ioannidis who held the title “mimar-ı saray-ı humayun” meaning the palace architect and built the Hagia Triada Church in Taksim in 1880 and his son Yanko Ioannidis who held the title “Head Architect of the Sultan”; Pericles Fotiadis the architect of Heybeliada Clergy School built in 1895; Kostantinos Dimadis the architect of Private Greek School of Fener built in 1881 and Manoussos the architect of the Bristol Hotel which is now the Pera Museum.
If you ask someone living in Istanbul “what the color of Istanbul is", most probably you'll find a few people giving a respond. It is because there is never a single answer to this question. A single-word that is given would never be the right answer. To explain Istanbul with a single color and emotion is impossible
This old city cannot even be explained with words, Istanbul is always inexpressible.
It is young and at the same time old, it is silent and caring and sometimes angry it is white and it is black; you can find every color and emotion in Istanbul at the same time.
Istanbul surprises people with all its aspects; with its history, architecture, inns, baths and bazaars.
The riot of colors amazes everyone. You live the difference between a modern and a historic city together.
The city itself has a history and culture of the millennium, based on the synthesis that brings the calendars up to today. If it was possible to turn back the pages of that calendar, it wouldn’t be possible for you to explain exactly what you have seen in those pages at any language of the world.
This unique city, where many sultans, emperors and tribes had lived, is even older than many cities located on the world map.
In a journey to the past one will first come across the fascinating architectural works that shape up the structural form of the city.
Multi-culturalism and variegation are images of Istanbul.
For instance, during the construction process, at the beginning of early 20th century, most of the buildings in certain areas were constructed by foreign architects brought from abroad, the Levantine architects and non-Muslim Ottoman architects living in Istanbul.
These structures vary from big state buildings to commercial buildings and apartments. Today the buildings in certain districts of Istanbul are still standing there with all its magnificence form the splendor of that architectural character.
However, the names of the architects of these beautiful buildings did not survive and were forgotten over time.
The Greeks constituted the majority among the architects who had greatly contributed to Istanbul’s architecture.
The Greek architects played vital role in the process of modernization. Even in a rough neighborhood tour, most of the buildings having architectural values were mainly constructed by Greek architects. Structural forms of the Greek architect showed great differences from other works as they reflected prominent Greek individuality. Even in this sense the Greek architects played an important role in the architectural changes Istanbul had passed through. One of the unique examples that presents Istanbul with its historical diversity is the “Greek Architects of Istanbul” project which also took its place among the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture events.
The project will be realized between October 2009 and December 2010 to create an exhibition and a catalogue gathering the works and life-stories of Greek architects who contributed to Istanbul’s architecture in 19th and 20th centuries.
Therefore, the project is planned to contribute to the cultural tourism in Istanbul by exposing the cultural heritage of the city.
An agreement was signed on 19 October for the “Greek Architects of Istanbul” project which has been submitted by the Zografion High School Alumni Association in order to develop the architectural, historical, artistic and cultural wealth of Istanbul by opening an exhibition which would feature the works of Greek architects whose names are forgotten today.
The project immediately starts by collecting of information, documents, photographs and blueprints concerning the works built by Greek architects especially in Beyoglu and Kadıköy.
Processes for architectural drawing, photographing and modeling of selected buildings and preparing of their catalogue will be completed by September 2010.
Results of these works will be exhibited in venues of Greek foundations.
During the urban construction process of Istanbul most of the buildings in certain regions of the city had been built by non-Muslim architects until early 20th century.
Among these architects there are: Vasilaki Ioannidis who held the title “mimar-ı saray-ı humayun” meaning the palace architect and built the Hagia Triada Church in Taksim in 1880 and his son Yanko Ioannidis who held the title “Head Architect of the Sultan”; Pericles Fotiadis the architect of Heybeliada Clergy School built in 1895; Kostantinos Dimadis the architect of Private Greek School of Fener built in 1881 and Manoussos the architect of the Bristol Hotel which is now the Pera Museum.
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