Architect Karapet Amira Balyan

The image shows Karapet Amira Balyan, a prominent Ottoman architect of Armenian origin. He is depicted wearing a fez, with a moustache and a dark buttoned coat.

Karapet Amira Balyan was born in 1800 in Constantinople. He belonged to the famous Balyan family of architects and served under 3 sultans. Among his best-known works are the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi palaces. He died on 15 November 1866.