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AYTAC ARCHITECTS

THE TURKISH FLYING CARPET

ALPER AYTAC ’ S GOLDEN HORN LIBRARY WINS ARCHITIZER A + AWARDS
Alper Aytac ’ s design for the Golden Horn Library was selected as a 2021 Architizer A + Awards Jury Winner in the Institutional - Unbuilt category . The Golden Horn Library will be located in Galata , a historic neighborhood at the crossroads of Istanbul , Turkey ’ s cultural and visual memories .
The Galata District was once the Genoese quarter of the city and was surrounded by its own city walls and towers . Today , nearly all the walls are gone , but the iconic Galata Tower remains and provides the district with its identity .
The Golden Horn Library looks across the waters of the Golden Horn to the Historical Peninsula , overlooking the seven hills of Istanbul , each hill crowned with its own monument . Views include Hagia Sophia , Nuruosmaniye Mosque , Suleymaniye Mosque ,
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