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Hovsep Aznavur

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Name
  
Hovsep Aznavur

Role
  
Architect


Died
  
June 1935, Cairo, Egypt

Structures
  
Misir Apartment

Smart Beyoğlu - Mısır Apartmanı


Hovsep Aznavur (Armenian: ովսեփ Ազնավուր; 1854, London - June 1935, Cairo) was an Ottoman Armenian architect. He is noted for his construction plans for the Bulgarian St. Stephen Church of Istanbul, Turkey.

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Biography

Born in London in 1854, Aznavur's family moved to Istanbul in 1867. Aznavur completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. He was active in Armenian community life. In 1921, he became a founding member of the Ramgavar Party, one of the three major historic Armenian political parties. He escaped from Istanbul after the Armenian Genocide and died at the end of June 1935 in Cairo, Egypt.

References

Hovsep Aznavur Wikipedia