Old Armenian House Windows, a photo from Diyarbakir, Southern East Anatolia

Photographer's Note

Cahit Sitki Taranci House Cultural Museum is one of the more impressive buildings of Diyarbakir in south eastern Turkey, and dates from 1810 AD. It is off a side street close to the Grand Mosque (Ulu Camii). These old Armenian houses were constructed with local black basalt alternating with white stone. Cahit Sitki Taranci was a local poet.

Here's a wider angled view I found on the "happyfrogtravels.com" site:

https://happyfrogtravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/11-Armenian-Houses-of-Diyarbakir.jpg

holmertz, ikeharel, pierrefonds, Fis2, Royaldevon, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, jean113, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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holmertz (102846) 2022-04-18 6:24

Hello Chris,
Diyarbakir has some of the most amazing buildings and streets in all of Turkey but is too far away to receive a great number of tourists. I have been there twice but I must admit I don't remember this house. It's an impressive building and the photo is very neatly cropped to underscore the beauty of the ornaments. It looks very nice in the link too.
Best regards,
Gert

ikeharel (113501) 2022-04-18 6:41

Hello Chris,
An excellent take upon the decorated facade of this Cultural Museum. White bricks in decorative pattern up on every window, which by itself the window has a fine wooden frame with white "lace" like ornaments.
Good evening,
Ike

Tue (92548) 2022-04-18 8:03

Hello Chris,
There are lots of attractive patterns in this photo, both in front of the window and over them and of course the windows themselves add some as well. The reflections are nice too.
Lars

pierrefonds (114608) 2022-04-18 9:54

Bonjour Chris,

J'apprécie les reflets sur les vitres. La prise de vue permet devoir les détails du mur et des fenętres. La lumičre met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Fis2 (170945) 2022-04-18 10:19

Witaj Chris!
Beautiful windows, I love it.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Reflections add flavor to this picture.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221781) 2022-04-18 11:21

Ciao Chris, great view of fantastic house, wonderful colors, splendid light, fine details and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Royaldevon (85932) 2022-04-18 13:15

Hello Chris,

These are very distinctive, attractive buildings.
The white stone makes a wonderful, strong contrast with the black basalt, making the patterns stand out strongly. The decorative, patterned, wrought iron is delightful, coordinating very well with the patterns created by the stone.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

lousat (139362) 2022-04-18 13:23

Hi Chris,the close up is a perfect idea to show us the style of decorations of this old armenian house close to the mosque,impressive capture with bright reflections on the windows too. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ifege (48253) 2022-04-18 22:22

Hi Chris
A fascinating one with the grey and white stone patterns.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (116674) 2022-04-18 22:47

Hello my dearest friend and have a nice day
and a happy evening
wow!!!!original version
white bricks in decorative row
thanks for the sharing
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147300) 2022-04-18 23:15

Hi Chris,
Interesting architecture style for these windows and wall, well taken and presenated, perfect sharpness, tfs.

jean113 (27899) 2022-04-19 4:05

Hello Chris, a good close up of the windows, well edited.
The decoration that has been created with the white stone is lovely.
The reflections of the green trees adds to the whole scene.
Kind regards, Jean.

PaulVDV (63024) 2022-04-19 14:08

Hello Chris,
In 1984 I was only in Dyarbakir for one day but I don't remember much about the city unless many buildings were built in black stone.
Also that this was a place where I had a lot of glasses of tea with the friendly people, all Kurds if I remember correctly.
This looks like a real beautiful building with very attractive decorations. Also a charming view on the link you provided.
Best regards, Paul

pajaran (116065) 2022-04-20 22:35

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa fasada sa prozorima i detalji, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
lepa stara fasada muzeja.
Lepo secanje.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

mcmtanyel (68707) 2022-04-25 19:52

Hello Chris,
What a pretty facade! I wonder about the fate of the original occupants of this house.
Regards,
MT