Cover -- Author Bio -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Colour Plates -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Archival Document Collection Codes from the BaÅ#x9F;bakanlık ArÅ#x9F;ivi (BBK)/Ottoman Prime Ministry Archives -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Position of Imperial Architect and the Balyan Family -- 3. Karapet Balyan as an Amira and his Role in the Mobilization of the Armenian Community of Constantinople -- 4. The Balyan Family, Paris and the Birth of the Armenian â#x80;#x93; Ottoman Romantic Era
5. Official Style and Architecture in the Tanzimat6. The Networks Behind the Imperial Building Works of the Tanzimat -- 7. The Downfall of Serkis Balyan -- 8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index