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22-JUN-2011

Amasya june 2011 7587.jpg

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The painted domes of the portico, in front of the entrance of the Azeriler Camii, built from 1887 to 1895.
This paintwork, called ‘kalem işi’ (= work of the pen/paintbrush), displays a mixture of Classical Ottoman and neo-Barok motifs.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Vakıf Abideler ve eski Eserler’ - Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara 1983.

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