Cantemir Palace in Istanbul explained

Location Town:Istanbul
Location Country:Turkey
Client:Dimitrie Cantemir
Structural System:main palace, pavilions and gardens
Style:Ottoman, Venetian, Balkan

The Palace of Dimitrie Cantemir (Romanian: Palatul lui Dimitrie Cantemir; Turkish: Dimitri Kantemir Saray) was a palace owned by the Prince of Moldavia Dimitrie Cantemir in Istanbul,[1] located on the grounds of the present-day Ortaköy Mosque.

History

The structure, located along the pier that nowadays hosts the Ortaköy Mosque, was bought by Cantemir sometimes immediately after 1683 (the Battle of Vienna) from a brother of the Grand Vizier, and expanded in 1690-1691 and 1693–1694. A depiction of the palace made by Cantemir himself is found in Nicolas Tindal's translation of his work History of the Growth and Decay of the Ottoman Empire.

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Literature

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Göçek . Fatma Müge . East Encounters West France and the Ottoman Empire in the Eighteenth Century . 3 December 1987 . Brill . 9780195364330 . 126 . 1 February 2024.