18 Facts About Balyan family

Balyan family was a prominent Armenian family in the Ottoman Empire consisting of court architects in the service of Ottoman sultans and other members of the Ottoman dynasty during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Balyan family moved to Istanbul, where he learned of an Armenian palace architect of Sultan Mehmed IV, whom he met and replaced, being Armenian himself.

Krikor Balyan was the first member of the family to use the surname Balyan.

Balyan family was called Baliyan or Balyan after his grandfather and later adopted this as the family name Balyan.

Balyan family was the son-in-law of Mason Minas and father-in-law of Ohannes Amira Severyan, both of whom were palace architects.

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Balyan family was exiled in 1820 to Kayseri in central Anatolia, because of his involvement in a dispute between Gregorian and Catholic Armenians.

Balyan family was pardoned and allowed to return to Istanbul shortly after a friend of his in the palace, Amira Bezjian.

Senekerim Balyan family was the son of Architect Magar and the younger brother of Krikor Balyan family.

Balyan family worked together with his brother, but remained in the background.

Balyan family rebuilt the Beyazit Fire Tower, which had been constructed in wood in 1826 by his brother Krikor, but destroyed after a fire.

Balyan family died in Jerusalem and was buried in the Armenian church yard.

Garabet Amira Balyan family was born in Constantinople.

Garabet Balyan family was active in the Armenian community's educational and administrative matters and carried out research work on Armenian architecture.

Balyan family founded a school for domestic architects in order to teach Western architecture.

Balyan family participated in the preparations for the Armenian National Constitution.

Balyan family had to return to Istanbul in 1845 due to an illness of his brother.

Balyan family was a member of the Armenian Patriarchate's Assembly.

Balyan family worked alongside his brother Sarkis on various projects in Istanbul.