Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi
Karbalayi Safikhan Sultanhuseyn oghlu Karabakhi (Kərbəlayı Səfixan Sultanhüseyn oğlu Qarabaği, c. 1817–1910) was an Azerbaijani architect. He was a practitioner of the Karabakh school of architecture, who incorporated traditional and romantic elements into his works.
Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi
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- Name
- Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi
- Born
- 1817
- Birthplace
- Shusha, Karabakh Khanate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 25 June 1910
- Place of death
- Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Occupation
- architect · restorer
- Known for
- Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque · Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque · Aghdam Mosque
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Karbalayi Safikhan Sultanhuseyn oghlu Karabakhi (Kərbəlayı Səfixan Sultanhüseyn oğlu Qarabaği, c. 1817–1910) was an Azerbaijani architect. He was a practitioner of the Karabakh school of architecture, who incorporated traditional and romantic elements into his works.
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Biography
Biography
In Karabakhi's designs, such as the mosques at Aghdam and Barda, elements drawn from Azerbaijani architectural traditions are apparent.
Geisterstadt Agdam, Bergkarabach.
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This is a photo of a monument in Azerbaijan identified by the ID 202
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi • Born — 1817 • Birthplace — Shusha, Karabakh Khanate, Russian Empire • Died — 25 June 1910 • Place of death — Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire • Significant Buildings — Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque Agdam Mosque Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque
Works
Works
A characteristic feature of the creativity of Karabakhi was the rational and skilful use of traditional local architecture. On the socket of Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque built by him in 1883, is written in Arabic: "Made by Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi. 1301." The constructed projects by Karabakhi include a mausoleum in Barda (1868), the Agdam Mosque, the Tatar Mosque (1870) in Odessa, the Mosque Qarabaghlar in Ashgabat and other civic buildings in Nagorno-Karabakh region. He created a novel type of mosque in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, with a unique organization of internal space: the division of stone columns on the two-story gallery and the use of domed ceilings.
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1817
Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi was born on 1 January 1817.
1870
Aghdam Mosque is dated 1870.
1875
Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque is dated 1875.
1883
Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque is dated 1883.
1883
Saatli Mosque is dated 1883.
1890
Haji Alakbar Mosque is dated 1890.
1910
Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi died on 25 June 1910.
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Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi was born at Shusha.
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Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi died at Shusha.
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- 1.Qarabağlı, Rizvan. Qarabağın qədim məscidləri. karabakh-doc.azerall.info.
- 2.Bloom. Azerbaijan. The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. I. 235–247. 2009. 978-0-19-530991-1.
- 3.Mədəniyyət və Turizm Nazirliyi [Ministry of Culture and Tourism]. XIX əsrdə memarlığın inkişafı. Azerbaijan Tourism Portal. 2010.
- 4.Rustamov, Intiqam. Bərdə İmamzadəsi. ihq.az.
- 5.Salimova, A. T. Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AzMIU). c. 2002.
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