Alexandre Raymond

Alexandre Raymond
Born22 January 1872
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire[1]
Died16 May 1941 (aged 69)
Nanterre, France[1]
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Architect, artist, cartographer, writer, illustrator
Years active1900–1940
Notable workL'Art Islamique en Orient, La Basilique d'Ayia-Sophia de Constantinople, Théodora de Byzance (Islamic Art in the East, The Basilica of Ayia-Sophia of Constantinople, Theodora of Byzantium)
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Alexandre Marc Raymond (22 January 1872 – 16 May 1941) was a French Orientalist architect and artist.[1] After working in Islamic art, he turned to Byzantine art. During the last twenty years of his life he undertook substantial work, in particular on Hagia Sophia.

  1. ^ a b c Kotzageorgis, Phokion; Papastamatiou, Dimitris (2024). Aspects of Ottoman economy and culture (PDF). 24th Symposium of the Comité international d'études pré-ottomanes et ottomanes. Thessaloniki, Greece. p. 159.