Gate of the Kantakouzenos mansion, dated 1733
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Common name
Gate of the Kantakouzenos mansion, dated 1733
Object
Marble gate with inscription
Type
Type
Art Object.
Use / Classification
Use / Classification
Decorative.
Use / Classification
Functional Object.
Material
Material
Marble.
Condition
Mediocre
Date of production
1733
Current location
Istanbul, Old City, Fener neighborhood. The gate is embodied into the outer fence of the Ioakeimeion High School for Girls (Ioakeimeion Parthenagogeion). Most probably this has been the original location of the mansion’s entrance, long before the School was erected on the grounds of this aristocratic residence.
Inscription
The inscription on the lintel develops the text in five lines; the first two lines are carved in the upper part and cover the whole space of the marble frame; the other three are written between two rosettes which decorate the left and right side of the lintel. The text is written in capital letters.
Period of inscription
Middle Ottoman period, 18th c.
Events
Construction of marble gate
Type of event
Construction / Creation
Date
1733
Key words
Cantacuzenoi / Kantakouzenoi, Ottoman officials.
Fener, neighborhood.
Fires.
Inscription / inscriptions.
Ioakeimeion Parthenagogeion, School for Girls.
Marble.
Middle Ottoman period.
Phanariotes.
Relief.
Villa / Mansion.