Germans restore Turk culture
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Ocak 06, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - A Turkish tent pitched during the Ottoman’s siege of Vienna in 1863 is being renovated in a monastery in St. Marienberg near Germany’s Helmstedt and will soon be exhibited in Dresden.
The German press agency DPA reported that the Turkish tent, which is among Europe’s most magnificent tents, was reworked by nearly 30 women over six years, and would go on display in December at Dresden’s Royal Palace.
Archaeologist Holger Schuckelt, an official from Dresden’s State Art Collections, which is preparing for a permanent exhibition of Ottoman artifacts, said the tent would be one of the main items in the exhibition.
Friederike Ebner von Eschenbach, restoration manager of the atelier Helmstedter Paramentenwerkstatt, said the tent, which was seized around the gates of Vienna, was once again pitched by Polish King Augustus II and hosted entertainment "a la turka" style.
"The Ottomans were hated and feared at that time but also appreciated because of their high culture. Everything related to Turks was very fashionable," said Eschenbach.
The tent was exhibited in Dresden until 1943 but some part of it was lost despite being preserved in Königstein.
Archaeologist Holger Schuckelt, an official from Dresden’s State Art Collections, which is preparing for a permanent exhibition of Ottoman artifacts, said the tent would be one of the main items in the exhibition.
Friederike Ebner von Eschenbach, restoration manager of the atelier Helmstedter Paramentenwerkstatt, said the tent, which was seized around the gates of Vienna, was once again pitched by Polish King Augustus II and hosted entertainment "a la turka" style.
"The Ottomans were hated and feared at that time but also appreciated because of their high culture. Everything related to Turks was very fashionable," said Eschenbach.
The tent was exhibited in Dresden until 1943 but some part of it was lost despite being preserved in Königstein.