Historical and condition survey of the St. Stefan Bulgarian metal church in Istanbul

0396294 - ÚTAM 2014 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Ivanova, B. - Ganev, R. - Drdácký, Miloš
Historical and condition survey of the St. Stefan Bulgarian metal church in Istanbul.
International Journal of Architectural Heritage. Roč. 7, č. 6 (2013), s. 693-714. ISSN 1558-3058. E-ISSN 1558-3066
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) 244123 - NIKER
Institutional support: RVO:68378297
Keywords : prefabricated metal structure * cast iron * steel church * atmospheric corrosion
Subject RIV: AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage
Impact factor: 0.714, year: 2013
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2012.662263

This article presents data on the history, the material characteristics, and the present-day condition of a metal church structure built at the end of the 19th century in Istanbul. The facts have been acquired through several archive surveys, through investigations in situ, and through laboratory experiments in which a small sample of an original steel sheet was tested and compared to the original analysis. The all-metal building is one of a number of such churches built all over the world by leading steel workshop companies. The church in Istanbul was produced and assembled by the Rudolph Waagner Company in 18951896. The typology is compared with that of several other churches built in America and Europe. The present-day condition of the monument is strongly influenced by the unstable subsoil condition of the site and also by the quite aggressive exterior conditions (exposed to wind and salt) and interior conditions (a high level of water condensation).
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