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Unexecuted design for the Crimea Memorial Church, Istanbul: presentation watercolour of west front as in competition design

RIBA Ref No RIBA21931
Architect/DesignerBurges, William (1827-1881)
Artist/PhotographerHaig, Axel Herman (1835-1921)
CountryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Subject Date1856
Image Date1851
ViewExterior
StyleByzantine Revival
MediumDrawing
Library ReferenceSB30/BURG[11]6
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditRIBA Collections
SubjectChurches ; Decorative stonework ; Markets ; Street scenes
NOTES: Burges won the competition of 1856, later preparing 5 sets of designs between 1856 and 1863 for a church of ever diminishing size. Despite submitting the winning entry, Burges' modified designs for the church were rejected and he was replaced as architect by George Edmund Street.
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