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Dolmabahçe Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coast of the Bosporus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922 (Yıldız Palace was used in the interim period).
Dolmabahçe Palace was ordered by the Empire's 31st Sultan, Abdülmecid I, and built between the years 1843 and 1856. Previously, the Sultan and his family had lived at the Topkapı Palace, but as the medieval Topkapı was lacking in contemporary style, luxury, and comfort, as compared to the palaces of the European monarchs, Abdülmecid decided to build a new modern palace near the site of the former Beşiktaş Sahil Palace, which was demolished. Hacı Said Ağa was responsible for the construction works, while the project was realized by architects Garabet Balyan, his son Nigoğayos Balyan and Evanis Kalfa (members of the Armenian Balyan family of Ottoman court architects).
The construction cost five million Ottoman gold lira, or 35 tonnes of gold, the equivalent of ca. $1.9 billion in today's (2021) values. This sum corresponded to approximately a quarter of the yearly tax revenue. Actually, the construction was financed through debasement, by massive issue of paper money, as well as by foreign loans. The huge expenses placed an enormous burden on the state purse and contributed to the deteriorating financial situation of the Ottoman Empire, which eventually defaulted on its public debt in October 1875, with the subsequent establishment in 1881 of financial control over the "sick man of Europe" by the European powers.
The palace was home to six Sultans from 1856, when it was first inhabited, up until the abolition of the Caliphate in 1924: The last royal to live here was Caliph Abdülmecid Efendi. A law that went into effect on March 3, 1924 transferred the ownership of the palace to the national heritage of the new Turkish Republic. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey, used the palace as a presidential residence during the summers and enacted some of his most important works here. Atatürk spent the last days of his medical treatment in this palace, where he died on November 10, 1938.
Today, the palace is managed by Milli Saraylar Daire Başkanlığı (Directorate of National Palaces) responsible to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
The site of Dolmabahçe was originally a bay on the Bosporus which was used for the anchorage of the Ottoman fleet. The area was reclaimed gradually during the 18th century to become an imperial garden, much appreciated by the Ottoman sultans; it is from this garden that the name Dolmabahçe (Filled-in Garden) comes from the Turkish dolma meaning "filled" and bahçe meaning "garden." Various small summer palaces and wooden pavilions were built here during the 18th and 19th centuries ultimately forming a palace complex named Beşiktaş Waterfront Palace. The area of 110,000 m² is confined by Bosporus on the east side, while a steep precipice bounds it on the west side, such that after the building of the new 45,000 m² monoblock Dolmabahçe Palace a relatively limited space has remained for a garden complex which would normally surround such a palace.
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Te presentamos... ¡los Cuadernos de Viaje!
Bajo la consigna Live the love in... 8 artistas e ilustradores de 6 países diferentes dieron su visión sobre vivir el amor en 8 ciudades icónicas que disparan la imaginación: Nueva York (por Fernanda Cohen, Argentina), Barcelona (por Malota, España), Buenos Aires (por Laura Varsky, Argentina), Daarjeling (por Anke Weckmann, Alemania), Londres (por Gemma Correll, Inglaterra), México (por Alejandra Lunik, Argentina), Río de Janeiro (por Estudio Mopa, Brasil) y la imaginaria Wonderland (por Meg Hunt, USA).
Esta serie introduce un nuevo formato: cuadernos cosidos, con lomo, con elástico y con una cinta como señalador, producidos con la excelente calidad que caracteriza a todos los cuadernos Monoblock. También encontrarás esta serie en el formato original anillado, y los tamaños Mediano y Pocket.
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Trabajo realizado para el Ministerio de Educación y Unicef Argentina donde participaran varios paises de la región a realizarse en el 2010.
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(¡Llegó el día!!)
Te presentamos... ¡los Cuadernos de Viaje!
Bajo la consigna Live the love in... 8 artistas e ilustradores de 6 países diferentes dieron su visión sobre vivir el amor en 8 ciudades icónicas que disparan la imaginación: Nueva York (por Fernanda Cohen, Argentina), Barcelona (por Malota, España), Buenos Aires (por Laura Varsky, Argentina), Daarjeling (por Anke Weckmann, Alemania), Londres (por Gemma Correll, Inglaterra), México (por Alejandra Lunik, Argentina), Río de Janeiro (por Estudio Mopa, Brasil) y la imaginaria Wonderland (por Meg Hunt, USA).
Esta serie introduce un nuevo formato: cuadernos cosidos, con lomo, con elástico y con una cinta como señalador, producidos con la excelente calidad que caracteriza a todos los cuadernos Monoblock. También encontrarás esta serie en el formato original anillado, y los tamaños Mediano y Pocket.
Ilustración para agenda de Monoblock, Europa 2016.
Hace un par de meses tuve la alegría de que me contactaran de Monoblock para formar parte de las nuevas agendas de viaje 2016. ¡Ahora ya son una realidad! :) Las mismas se pueden pedir a través de preventa exclusiva en www.monoblock.tv
Ésta es mi versión gatuna de Europa. Si tienen pensado viajar para allá el año próximo, ahora ya saben con qué completar la aventura ;) (¡válido también para todos aquellos que viajan con el pensamiento!).
Monoblock y 90+10 me invitaron a crear el arte para el concurso del Premio Destapa 09. El resultado despues de mi imaginario fue esta especie acuatica q vive en la profundiades del riachuelo. jeje
Gracias Pablin y Vick por dejarme ser la cara del concurso y obvio por la buena onda de siempre!
La nueva colección de Cuadernos de Autor presenta obras de arte en series numeradas. Fueron impresas utilizando una técnica de reproducción que hace que sean únicas -la serigrafía-, sobre un material resistente y lavable, para que puedas reutilizarlas. Cuando hayas usado la última hoja, recortá con cuidado la tapa y la contratapa, y enmarcalas
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Esta serie limitada de Cuadernos de Autor es la primera en formato A4, y podés elegirlos con interiores lisos o rayados. Además contienen un sobre porta papeles. No lo pienses mucho… hay solo 100 de cada autor.
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¡Les presento al hermanito menor de los cuadernos de autor! (tiene un formato más chico que los otros). Pertenece a la serie Live the Love que estará en vuestras manos en breve...
Starring: Puffy Dandelion y Mockinbird!
ANRKY Wheels
Ferrari F8 Tributo
AN17 SeriesONE Monoblock
20x9.5
21x13
Brushed Smoke
OE Cap Adaptor
Shop: Wheels Boutique