03 — ARTWORK
Sheikh Zafir complex
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- Other
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COMMENTARY
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In 1893, with Ernesto Sambuy as an intermediary, he was invited by Abdülhamid II, Sultan of Turkey, to oversee the design of the national Ottoman Exhibition in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Although this was subsequently cancelled because of the earthquake that damaged the capitalThe head or crowning feature of a column or pillar. Structurally, capitals broaden the area of a column so that it can more easily bear the weight of the arch or entablature it supports., D’Aronco was commissioned to rebuild the palace at Yildiz. Here an extensive programme of work over the next ten years included a layout for the park (1895-97), the archives building (1896), and on the hill the delightful ogee-domed, Stile Liberty library and tomb of Sheikh Zafir (1903).
The photo shows the Stile Liberty library and tomb of Sheikh Zafir in the park.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Sheikh Zafir complex by D'ARONCO, Raimondo},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-12},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/daronco-raimondo-r56f06b581a54a1/sheikh-zafir-complex-rb9857e6d26f4e2},
urldate = {2026-09-12},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-12. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
