Facade in the airSIBA – A Visual Approach to Explore Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s Joël LászlóeditorMiddle Eastern Studies, University of BaselCentre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Grazo:siba.3050Yapı Kredi tarih arşivi, IstanbulSelahattin Giz2/0323BYapı Kredi bankFireEnergy and PowerUrban and Rural LifeSettelmentsPhotographic negative1934-06-09NamıkGörgüçGörgüç, NamıkSelahattin GizGiz, Selahattin A group of firemen wearing black uniforms and helmets have torn down the facade of a gutted wooden two-storey house with a long rope. The entire facade is in the air and just about to hit the ground. One fireman is running towards the camera, the others are attentively observing the scene.The photograph was shot in the context of an article printed in Cumhuriyet with the title, ‘Yesterday the city once again witnessed a fire catastrophe’. The facade belonged to the konak of Adil Paşa and was located on Tavukçu Street. The fire broke out in the Sultanahmet district on 9 June 1934 in a house allegedly rented by a certain Fehrettin Bey. Due to strong winds, the whole neighbourhood was set alight within moments.Not specifiedNot specifiedTurkeyTurkeyIstanbulSultanahmetŞehir dün bir yangın felâketi daha geçirdi. Cumhuriyet, 10 June 1934, 1.
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