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İsmail Bey Complex & Historic Streets

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İsmail Bey Complex, Kastamonu Center · August 2020 · 10 frames

Mosque interior: dome, calligraphy panels and mihrab.

Built in 1454 by Kemaleddin İsmail Bey, the last ruler of the Candaroğulları Principality, the complex—with its mosque, tomb, madrasa, almshouse and Deve Hanı—is among Kastamonu's most valuable monumental heritage.

This series, shot with a 102-megapixel Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format body and GF23mm f/4 ultra-wide-angle lens, documents the stonework, dome calligraphy, kündekari details and the historic Kastamonu streets surrounding the complex.

Built in 1454 by Kemaleddin İsmail Bey, the last ruler of the Candaroğulları Principality, the complex—with its mosque, tomb, madrasa, almshouse and Deve Hanı—is among Kastamonu's most valuable monumental heritage.

Stone steps leading up to the külliye; the mosque's dome in the background.
01 The stone staircase leading up to the complex; the mosque's dome in the background.
The mosque's porticoed narthex and minaret.
02 The mosque's porticoed narthex and minaret.
The mosque's dome and minaret from the garden.
03 The mosque's dome and minaret from the garden.
View of Kastamonu city center from near the complex.
04 View of Kastamonu city center from near the complex.
Mosque interior: dome, calligraphy panels and mihrab.
05 Mosque interior: dome, calligraphic panels and mihrab.

This series, shot with a 102-megapixel Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format body and GF23mm f/4 ultra-wide-angle lens, documents the stonework, dome calligraphy, kündekari details and the historic Kastamonu streets surrounding the complex.

Interior of the mosque: dome center, calligraphy and chandelier.
06 Mosque interior: dome center, calligraphy and chandelier.
Muqarnas portal and entrance iwan.
07 Muqarnas portal and entrance iwan.
A traditional Kastamonu mansion near the complex.
08 A traditional Kastamonu mansion near the complex.
Historic building with a cut-stone facade and its exterior staircase.
09 Historic building with a cut-stone facade and exterior staircase.
A bay-windowed Kastamonu house on a stone-paved street.
10 A bay-windowed Kastamonu house on a cobblestone street.
Frame list and shooting details
  1. 01 The stone staircase leading up to the complex; the mosque's dome in the background.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/5.6 · 1/250s · ISO 200

  2. 02 The mosque's porticoed narthex and minaret.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/5.6 · 1/250s · ISO 200

  3. 03 The mosque's dome and minaret from the garden.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/5.6 · 1/250s · ISO 100

  4. 04 View of Kastamonu city center from near the complex.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/5.6 · 1/250s · ISO 100

  5. 05 Mosque interior: dome, calligraphic panels and mihrab.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/4 · 1/250s · ISO 6400

  6. 06 Mosque interior: dome center, calligraphy and chandelier.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/4 · 1/250s · ISO 6400

  7. 07 Muqarnas portal and entrance iwan.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/4 · 1/250s · ISO 320

  8. 08 A traditional Kastamonu mansion near the complex.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/6.4 · 1/250s · ISO 160

  9. 09 Historic building with a cut-stone facade and exterior staircase.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/11 · 1/250s · ISO 200

  10. 10 A bay-windowed Kastamonu house on a cobblestone street.

    GF 23mm f/4 · 18 mm equiv. · f/11 · 1/250s · ISO 100

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Stone steps leading up to the külliye; the mosque's dome in the background.