Mimar Kemaleddin Bey (Turkey)

Mimar Kemaleddin Bey (Turkey)

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Kemaleddin was Turkey’s leading architect in the late Ottoman period, blending traditional Ottoman styles with European sensibility. The reverse side of the current 20-lira banknote depicts Kemaleddin together with one of his major works, Gazi University in Ankara.

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Mimar Kemalettin
Ahmet Kemalettin

Mimar Kemalettin
Born 1870
Acıbadem, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died July 13, 1927
Ankara, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Alma mater Hendese-i Mülkiye Mektebi)
Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg
Occupation Architect

Buildings Tayyare Apartments,
Ankara Palas


Tayyare Apartments, today the "Crowne Plaza Hotel Istanbul Old City", designed by Mimar Kemalettin Bey.