@article{article_714114, title={THE BULGARIAN ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEX AT THE GOLDEN HORN BETWEEN EAST AND WEST. THE ONLY STEEL CHURCH ON THE BALKANS AND IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE}, journal={Güneydoğu Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi}, pages={11–31}, year={2017}, author={Ivanova, Blagovesta}, keywords={Bulgar St. Stephan Demir Kilisesi,İstanbul’da Haliç,Osmanlı İmparatorluğu,Avrupa,Doğu ve Batı}, abstract={The aim of the paper is to provide a general overview of the Bulgarian St Stephan steel church standing at the Golden Horn in Istanbul, and to reveal its history of over 100 years. The article describes the different stages of construction of the architectural complex during the historical development of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire. Those stages are generally characterized as wooden, masonry and steel. Herein, we discuss a church complex because there used to be the idea for adjoining buildings of a convent/presbytery and a school to be built. Architectural analogues of 19th century iron structures across the world are presented and compared. Main conclusion is that St Stephan Church, as an architectural edifice, claims its place on the borderline between historicism and the innovative trends of the new form-formation.}, number={32}, publisher={İstanbul Üniversitesi}