Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Abdullah Frères were a group of three Ottoman brothers of Armenian descent, who were worldwide known photographers. They took pictures of scenic views and notable individuals, including sultans. Most of their photography was of the Ottoman Empire.Abdullah Şükrü (né Viçen) (1820 - 1902) began his photographic career touching up photos for Rabach, who opened his photography studio in 1856 in the Bayazid district of Constantinople. In 1858, when Vickens younger brother Kevork (1839 - 1918) returned from his studies at the Murad Raphaelian Armenian Academy in Venice, they and another brother Hovsep (1830 - 1908) decided to take over Rabach's photography studio and open their own, The Abdullah Frères. In 1867, they sold their shop in Beyazid and moved to a more favorable location in Pera. The Abdullah Frères subsequently became one of the most famous photographers in the Ottoman Empire. In 1863 Sultan Abdulaziz declared the Abdullah Frères as the official court photographers and Outstanding Artists of the City, an epithet they used until the closure of the shop in 1899. In 1886, at the request of the Khadive in Egypt, they opened a branch in Cairo, Egypt. The Abdullah Frères have taken pictures of numerous Ottoman Sultans, Mark Twain, Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, Osman Nuri Pasha, scenic views, and more.. }
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- Abdullah_Frères abstract "The Abdullah Frères were a group of three Ottoman brothers of Armenian descent, who were worldwide known photographers. They took pictures of scenic views and notable individuals, including sultans. Most of their photography was of the Ottoman Empire.Abdullah Şükrü (né Viçen) (1820 - 1902) began his photographic career touching up photos for Rabach, who opened his photography studio in 1856 in the Bayazid district of Constantinople. In 1858, when Vickens younger brother Kevork (1839 - 1918) returned from his studies at the Murad Raphaelian Armenian Academy in Venice, they and another brother Hovsep (1830 - 1908) decided to take over Rabach's photography studio and open their own, The Abdullah Frères. In 1867, they sold their shop in Beyazid and moved to a more favorable location in Pera. The Abdullah Frères subsequently became one of the most famous photographers in the Ottoman Empire. In 1863 Sultan Abdulaziz declared the Abdullah Frères as the official court photographers and Outstanding Artists of the City, an epithet they used until the closure of the shop in 1899. In 1886, at the request of the Khadive in Egypt, they opened a branch in Cairo, Egypt. The Abdullah Frères have taken pictures of numerous Ottoman Sultans, Mark Twain, Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, Osman Nuri Pasha, scenic views, and more.".