Monument· Bakırköy, İstanbul

Ayastefanos Rus Abidesi

Built1894StyleRussian Revival architecture

Ayastefanos Rus Abidesi is a monument in Bakırköy, İstanbul; The Russian Monument at San Stefano was a mausoleum and memorial with a chapel built by the Russian Empire in San Stefano (Yeşilköy) between 1895 and 1898 to honour Russian soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

Ayastefanos Rus Abidesi
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The Russian Monument at San Stefano was a mausoleum and memorial with a chapel built by the Russian Empire in San Stefano (Yeşilköy) between 1895 and 1898 to honour Russian soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Demolished in 1914 on Enver Pasha's orders during the First World War, its destruction was filmed by Fuat Uzkınay in what is considered the oldest known Turkish-made film.

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