Hovsep Aznavur (, ; 1854 in

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– June 1935 in

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) was an Ottoman

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. He is noted for his construction plans for the Bulgarian St. Stephen Church of

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Biography

Born in London in 1854, Aznavur's family moved to

in 1867. Aznavur completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in

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. Some of his best known works are Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, Mısır Apartment and Aznavur Passage. His workshop was located at

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. Asnavur 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

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and died at the end of June 1935 in Cairo,

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References

Sources

* Pamukçiyan, Kevork. ''IV. Biyografileriyle Ermeniler, Ermeni Kaynaklarından Tarihe Katkılar'', yayına hazırlayan: Osman Köker, Aras Yayıncılık, Istanbul, August 2003.
Short biography of Hovsep Aznavur
* Tigran Khzmalyan
Armenian Architects of Istanbul: Online Exhibition
March 27, 2015
Stefan Bulgar Kilisesi
1854 births 1935 deaths Ethnic Armenian architects Architects from the Ottoman Empire British people of Armenian descent Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Artists from London 19th-century artists from the Ottoman Empire {{Armenia-architect-stub