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The Palace of Dimitrie Cantemir (
The Palace of Dimitrie Cantemir (Romanian
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: ''Palatul lui Dimitrie Cantemir''; Turkish: ''Dimitri Kantemir Saray'') was a palace owned by the Prince of Moldavia Dimitrie Cantemir
Dimitrie or Demetrius; Cantemir (; ; 26 October 1673 – 21 August 1723), also known by other spellings, was a Moldavian prince, statesman, and man of letters. He twice served as voivode of Moldavia (March–April 1693 and 1710–1711). Durin ...
in Istanbul, located on the grounds of the present-day Ortaköy Mosque
Ortaköy Mosque (), formally the Büyük Mecidiye Camii () in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, is a mosque situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus. It was commissioned by the Ottom ...
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History
The structure, located along the pier that nowadays hosts theOrtaköy Mosque
Ortaköy Mosque (), formally the Büyük Mecidiye Camii () in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, is a mosque situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus. It was commissioned by the Ottom ...
, was bought by Cantemir sometimes immediately after 1683 (the Battle of Vienna
The Battle of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 1683 after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarchy) and the Polish–Li ...
) from a brother of the Grand Vizier
Grand vizier (; ; ) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. It was first held by officials in the later Abbasid Caliphate. It was then held in the Ottoman Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Soko ...
, and expanded in 1690-1691 and 1693–1694. A depiction of the palace made by Cantemir himself is found in Nicolas Tindal
Nicolas Tindal (1687 – 27 June 1774) was the translator and continuer of the ''History of England'' by Paul de Rapin. Very few comprehensive histories existed at the time and Tindal wrote a three-volum'Continuation' a history of the Kingdom ...
's translation of his work '' History of the Growth and Decay of the Ottoman Empire''.
See also
* Bogdan Saray *Ottoman architecture
Ottoman architecture is an architectural style or tradition that developed under the Ottoman Empire over a long period, undergoing some significant changes during its history. It first emerged in northwestern Anatolia in the late 13th century an ...
References
Literature
* Liviu Brătuleani. ''Monumente uitate. Reşedinţa lui Dimitrie Cantemir din Istanbul ''. Ottoman palaces in Istanbul Bosphorus Cantemirești family 17th century in Moldavia Beşiktaş Former buildings and structures in Turkey {{Turkey-struct-stub