127 years old "Beauty", a photo from Istanbul, Marmara

Photographer's Note

127 years old but still beautiful.
This is the upper part of the fassade of a quite old building in İstanbuls European part.

It was been built in the year 1892 by the Italian archictect Raimondo D'Aranco.
It's a perfect sample of than famous Art Noveau style.
Old but still beautiful !

The sultan’s Italian architect, Raimondo D’Aronco (1857-1932), was invited to Istanbul in 1893 to organize a national exhibition that would celebrate the 20th anniversary of Abdülhamid II’s accession to the throne three years later. This project could not be realized because of a terrible earthquake in the following year. Nevertheless, D’Aronco stayed on to restore.

ikeharel, snunney, josepmarin, Fis2, holmertz, tyro, jean113, macjake trouve(nt) cette note utile

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pajaran (84091) 2019-02-09 0:45

Dobar dan.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepa fotografija.
Lepa fasda i detalji, lepa stara arhitektura.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Interesting and beautiful view, good text ...
Beautifully shown, good contrast and sharpness, beautiful photography.
Nice façade and details, beautiful old architecture.
I wish you a nice day, all the best for the weekend, good luck.

papagolf21 (135939) 2019-02-09 0:50

Bonjour, cher Mesut,
Nous sommes tout à fait dans le style Art Nouveau :
omniprésence de courbes sur les façades, nombreuses ornementations aux traits précis et décors détaillés,
décorations représentant des fleurs, des végétaux, ou des animaux mélange de matériaux, souvent colorés, portes vitrées en fer forgé.
Jolie mise en image très appréciée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

snunney (127432) 2019-02-09 1:55

Hello Mesut,
Excellent capture of this fascinating façade in Art Nouveau style. The tight symmetrical framing puts the accent on the subject. Very good rendering of the colours and the beautiful decorative details.

josepmarin (59377) 2019-02-09 3:19

Merhana, my friend Mesut,
this is a gorgeous sample of the Art Nouveau architecture in Istanbul, caught cleverly by means of a good close-up framing, which allows us to enjoy the whole beauty of this buildind and its details.
I've enjoyed some other samples of this nice style in Istiklal Caddesi, maybe this one is located there?
A beautiful work.
Friendly regards,
Josep

Fis2 (132289) 2019-02-09 3:46

Witaj Mesut!
A very nice facade.
Interesting details.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Beautiful window.
Well done.
Nice weekend.
Krzysztof

holmertz (76172) 2019-02-09 3:51

Hello Mesut,
I have probably walked by this building a few times but I don't remember seeing these details. There is so much going on in the streets of this area, so I always had full attention on what was around me. But it is obviously rewarding to raise your eyes here. There are so many fantastic details in this photo, and you captured them with excellent light and contrasts.
Kind regards,
Gert

tyro (27886) 2019-02-09 6:11

Hello dear Mesut,

A fascinating and informative note and a wonderful photograph to illustrate it.

The details and sharpness in your photograph are superb and really bring out all the intricacies of the carvings and ornate metalwork of this beautiful facade. I rather suspect that general air pollution for over a century has darkened the stonework and rusted some of the metalwork too and that this building could probably benefit from cleaning of its exterior which would bring back its original pristine beauty.

Superb!

Kindest Regards,

John.

jean113 (12257) 2019-02-09 9:05

Hello Mesut, thank you for sharing this beauty!
Art Nouveau is one of my favourite periods in art history.
This piece is in remarkable good condition considering its' age.
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

ifege (13980) 2019-02-09 22:06

Hi Mesut
You've caught some interesting detail in this photo.
cheers
Ian

carlo62 (74860) 2019-02-10 0:49

Ciao Mesut
bellissimi i dettagli, rimango sorpreso per la bellezza di tutte quelle rose, sono fantastiche.
Saluti
Carlo

Silvio1953 (180553) 2019-02-10 5:21

Ciao Mesut, great view of fantastic architecture, fine details and splendid clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ChrisJ (144381) 2019-02-11 1:46

Hello Mesut

The lion like sculptures remind me of art nouveau decorations on buildings. Good sharpness and a fine upward pov. Nice repetition of the upper rosette flourishes. Tfs!

ikeharel (94500) 2019-02-11 6:31

Hello Mesut,
Italiam style and influence well shown upon this old facade, which has beautiful carved elements, decorated by iron-work.
Teeth of time's are very evident, one day it will probably re-gain beauty.
Good afternoon,
Ike

macjake (87007) 2019-02-12 1:16

Hi Mesut
this is certainly one of those scenes where the viewer has to stay here for awhile to fully appreciate all it has to offer.
so interesting to see dark, black/grey roses! so much the opposite to what we usually see of them. The exterior to me is quite haunting and depressing - but i mean that in a good way, I really enjoy it as its SO unique. cheers
Craig

mkamionka (48599) 2019-02-12 13:18

Hi Mesut,
what an extraordinary facade. Almost in black and white.
Great contrast and level of detail. The roses are so pretty.
Great photographed: the full symmetry enhances the effect.
Excellent work,
M

Photo Information

Copyright: Mesut ILGIM (mesutilgim) (109252)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2016-04-08
Categories: Architecture, Oeuvres d'art
Camera: Nikon D 5000, AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED, 2GB Sandisk Ultra II
Exposition: f/16, 30 secondes
Versions: version originale
Date Submitted: 2019-02-09 0:41