Knowledge (XXG)

House of Camondo

Source 📝

547: 432: 78: 31: 178: 894: 174:. The operations of the Camondo bank reflected the transformation of the Jewish community in Constantinople and beyond it, and of the Ottoman financial system. Its ledger of real estate transactions was originally held in Hebrew from 1833 to 1858, then in Italian until 1866, then in French. 204:, France, a city the family had previously frequented and where they had established business connections. Abraham Salomon soon followed them there and died in Paris in 1873, but in accordance with his wishes, his remains were returned to Istanbul for burial there in the Jewish cemetery at 129: 212:
in Istanbul. His two grandsons remained in Paris and continued to successfully expand the banking business from there until their respective deaths, both in 1889, while keeping a strong link with their native Constantinople.
542:
and was built between 1861 and 1868, while the newer one is located at the corner between Felek Street and Hacı Ali Street and was built in 1881; it was later converted into the upscale Galata Residence Hotel.
367:
is located in the 8e arrondissement of Paris at 63 rue de Monceau, where Nissim Camondo lived from 1870 until his death in 1889, then his widow Elise until 1910. The property was then inherited by
224:
Camondo, both based in Paris, did not display interest in further developing the family business. The banking operations in Constantinople were closed by decision of Isaac Camondo in 1894.
411: 386:
From the late 1870s, Abraham Behar Camondo lived at 61 rue de Monceau, next door to his brother Nissim. He bought the land in 1870 and had a mansion built there to a design by architect
693: 932: 784: 416:, which purchased it from the Menier family. Its interior arrangements were demolished during the late 1970s. In 2005, it became the Paris office of 105:. There, some of its members became famous for their scholarship and for the services which they rendered to their adopted country. Following the 848: 825: 1022: 1319: 766: 732: 992: 1519: 1509: 1082: 750: 925: 262:. However, there are several living descendants of Isaac Camondo, who was Abraham Salomon's brother and founder of the bank. 615: 546: 1057: 579: 431: 1258: 1504: 171: 492: 440: 690: 364: 1499: 1304: 1284: 918: 898: 1228: 1514: 941: 383:. The building and its contents have been preserved in their state at the death of Moïse de Camondo in 1935. 121:, on the outskirts of the city. They branched into finance in 1802 with the founding of their own bank, named 77: 1432: 587: 567: 139: 132: 43: 859: 788: 748:
National inventory of historic buildings: Kamondo Apartmanı (1881) between Felek Street and Hacı Ali Street
294: 186: 1329: 1087: 1077: 337: 240: 590:. The stairway forms the part of Bereketzade Medresesi Sokağı (Bereketzade Madrasa Street) that connects 1223: 1202: 406: 668: 1012: 982: 286: 281: 1345: 395: 387: 368: 321: 299: 236: 221: 205: 191: 244: 1253: 1102: 1062: 1042: 150:. In 1865, he relinquished his Austrian citizenship to become a national of the recently created 1152: 1147: 30: 1437: 1412: 1391: 1187: 1142: 1067: 844: 821: 327: 228: 106: 1457: 1182: 1132: 1127: 1112: 972: 874: 813: 591: 555: 391: 307: 217: 155: 151: 39: 1376: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1162: 1097: 1017: 987: 977: 754: 736: 697: 275: 177: 159: 98: 1386: 729: 372: 128: 1427: 1396: 1355: 1324: 1309: 1263: 1192: 1167: 1052: 575: 551: 516: 464: 417: 315: 197: 143: 109:
takeover of Venice in 1798, members of the Camondo family travelled between Vienna and
66: 62: 249: 1493: 1452: 1442: 1381: 1350: 1279: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1218: 1197: 1172: 1157: 1092: 1072: 1037: 1002: 839:(1991). "Abraham de Camondo of Istanbul: The Transformation of Jewish Philanthropy". 484: 376: 86: 747: 154:. In recognition of his contributions and financial assistance to the liberation of 1478: 1422: 1177: 1122: 1107: 1047: 1027: 1007: 962: 836: 578:(or Camondo Steps), a famous pedestrian stairway designed with a unique mix of the 539: 520: 508: 468: 456: 400: 259: 227:
The banking branch of this family is now extinct after the last descendants died –
147: 35: 713: 479:
The seaside mansion of the Camondo family, popularly known as the Camondo Palace (
1462: 1417: 1360: 1032: 583: 488: 436: 331: 232: 209: 163: 102: 1447: 967: 904: 878: 599: 563: 504: 496: 448: 380: 17: 957: 255: 142:
inherited the bank. He prospered greatly and became the prime banker to the
58: 893: 603: 110: 1314: 1137: 243:, along with her two children (Fanny and Bertrand), and her ex-husband 54: 1233: 595: 559: 531: 500: 444: 118: 114: 94: 910: 1117: 530:
The Camondo family also built two historic apartment buildings in
201: 176: 167: 127: 90: 76: 29: 101:
that ordered the expulsion of all Jews who refused conversion to
423:
The Camondo bank's offices in Paris were at 31, rue La Fayette.
117:, the family flourished as merchants in the business section at 914: 113:. Despite the many restrictions and sumptuary laws imposed on 483:), was built between 1865 and 1869 and designed by architect 371:, who had it torn down and rebuilt to a design by architect 507:). It later became the headquarters of the Ministry of the 455:). It later became the headquarters of the Ministry of the 390:, who also remodeled Nissim's house at number 63. His son 860:"The Camondos and Their Imprint on 19th-Century Istanbul" 538:. The older one is located at Serdar-ı Ekrem Street near 594:(Banks Street) with Banker Sokak (Banker Street) in the 841:
From East and West: Jews in a Changing Europe 1750–1870
523:
as the headquarters of the Northern Sea Area Command (
471:
as the headquarters of the Northern Sea Area Command (
278:(1781–1873), Jewish-Turkish banker and philanthropist 138:
Upon the death of Isaac Camondo in 1831, his brother
1471: 1405: 1369: 1338: 1272: 1211: 948: 691:Kamondo Apartmanı (1868) at Serdar-ı Ekrem Street 435:The seaside mansion of the Camondo family on the 730:Bahriye Nezareti (Ministry of the Navy) building 714:Bahriye Nezareti (Ministry of the Navy) building 27:Jewish family of financiers and philanthropists 451:), was popularly known as the Camondo Palace ( 926: 669:"Le 61 rue de Monceau, l'autre hôtel Camondo" 487:. It is located on the northern shore of the 405:. In 1946, it became the headquarters of the 324:(1860–1935), French banker and art collector 185:In 1869, Abraham Salomon Camondo's grandsons 8: 867:International Journal of Middle East Studies 354:Notable buildings associated with the family 270:Significant members of the family included: 933: 919: 911: 725: 723: 721: 709: 707: 705: 586:styles, were built in circa 1870–1880 by 394:sold the estate in 1893 to industrialist 545: 430: 85:The Camondo family was once part of the 785:"Camondo Steps on the Bankalar Caddesi" 655:Les Camondo, ou l'éclipse d'une fortune 632: 266:Principal members of the Camondo family 648: 646: 644: 642: 640: 638: 636: 519:period, and is currently used by the 467:period, and is currently used by the 7: 686: 684: 682: 653:Nora Şeni; Sophie Le Tarnec (1997). 231:was killed in aerial combat during 146:until the founding in 1863 of the 65:who were active in Europe and the 25: 892: 172:King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy 330:(1892–1917), French banker and 771:The Finest Hotels of the World 254:were deported and murdered at 239:died in 1935, then his sister 162:, Abraham Salomon Camondo was 1: 843:. Blackwell. pp. 46–56. 616:History of the Jews in Turkey 340:(1894–1944), French socialite 216:The next generation, cousins 525:Kuzey Deniz Saha Komutanlığı 473:Kuzey Deniz Saha Komutanlığı 93:, but the family settled in 1053:Gossler (Berenberg-Gossler) 1536: 534:, both of which are named 907:– Musée Nissim de Camondo 879:10.1017/S002074380006116X 673:Musée des Arts Décoratifs 499:district, to the west of 208:, a neighbourhood on the 820:(in French). Gallimard. 767:"Galata Residence Hotel" 588:Abraham Salomon Camondo 568:Abraham Salomon Camondo 443:quarter to the west of 365:Musée Nissim de Camondo 276:Abraham Salomon Camondo 140:Abraham Salomon Camondo 133:Abraham Salomon Camondo 123:Isaac Camondo & Cie 44:Abraham Salomon Camondo 1520:European Sephardi Jews 1510:Italian noble families 818:Le Dernier des camondo 571: 476: 182: 135: 82: 46: 549: 439:, located within the 434: 295:Abraham Behor Camondo 200:(1830–1889) moved to 187:Abraham Behor Camondo 181:Abraham Behor Camondo 180: 148:Imperial Ottoman Bank 131: 80: 33: 901:at Wikimedia Commons 657:. Babel / Actes Sud. 235:in 1917, his father 858:Seni, Nora (1994). 388:Denis-Louis Destors 338:Béatrice de Camondo 258:around 1944 during 241:Béatrice de Camondo 99:1492 Spanish decree 87:Sephardic community 1505:Italian Levantines 905:The Camondo family 753:2014-02-21 at the 735:2014-02-21 at the 696:2014-02-22 at the 572: 566:), constructed by 558:(Banks Street) in 515:) during the late 477: 463:) during the late 375:, inspired by the 183: 136: 83: 47: 1487: 1486: 897:Media related to 850:978-0-631-16602-3 835:Malino, Frances; 827:978-2-07-041051-4 814:Assouline, Pierre 536:Kamondo Apartmanı 407:Pompey Steelworks 328:Nissim de Camondo 229:Nissim de Camondo 16:(Redirected from 1527: 1500:House of Camondo 942:Banking families 935: 928: 921: 912: 896: 882: 864: 854: 831: 800: 799: 797: 796: 787:. Archived from 781: 775: 774: 763: 757: 745: 739: 727: 716: 711: 700: 688: 677: 676: 665: 659: 658: 650: 592:Bankalar Caddesi 556:Bankalar Caddesi 513:Bahriye Nezareti 461:Bahriye Nezareti 415: 404: 392:Isaac de Camondo 369:Moïse de Camondo 322:Moïse de Camondo 308:Isaac de Camondo 303: 290: 253: 237:Moïse de Camondo 196:(1829–1889) and 195: 166:as a hereditary 152:Kingdom of Italy 53:was a prominent 40:Kingdom of Italy 21: 1535: 1534: 1530: 1529: 1528: 1526: 1525: 1524: 1515:Counts in Italy 1490: 1489: 1488: 1483: 1467: 1401: 1365: 1334: 1268: 1207: 950: 944: 939: 889: 862: 857: 851: 834: 828: 812: 809: 807:Further reading 804: 803: 794: 792: 783: 782: 778: 765: 764: 760: 755:Wayback Machine 746: 742: 737:Wayback Machine 728: 719: 712: 703: 698:Wayback Machine 689: 680: 667: 666: 662: 652: 651: 634: 629: 624: 612: 495:quarter of the 429: 409: 398: 361: 356: 351: 297: 284: 268: 247: 189: 160:Austrian Empire 75: 63:philanthropists 42:around 1867 to 38:granted in the 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1533: 1531: 1523: 1522: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1492: 1491: 1485: 1484: 1482: 1481: 1475: 1473: 1469: 1468: 1466: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1409: 1407: 1403: 1402: 1400: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1373: 1371: 1367: 1366: 1364: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1342: 1340: 1336: 1335: 1333: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1297: 1292: 1287: 1282: 1276: 1274: 1270: 1269: 1267: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1215: 1213: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1175: 1170: 1165: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 954: 952: 946: 945: 940: 938: 937: 930: 923: 915: 909: 908: 902: 899:Camondo family 888: 887:External links 885: 884: 883: 873:(4): 663–675. 855: 849: 832: 826: 808: 805: 802: 801: 776: 758: 740: 717: 701: 678: 660: 631: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 619: 618: 611: 608: 576:Camondo Stairs 552:Camondo Stairs 481:Kamondo Sarayı 453:Kamondo Sarayı 428: 425: 418:Morgan Stanley 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 349: 348: 347: 346: 345: 344: 343: 342: 341: 335: 316:Nissim Camondo 313: 312: 311: 282:Rafael Camondo 272: 267: 264: 198:Nissim Camondo 144:Ottoman Empire 74: 71: 67:Ottoman Empire 51:Camondo family 26: 24: 18:Camondo family 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1532: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1503: 1501: 1498: 1497: 1495: 1480: 1477: 1476: 1474: 1472:South America 1470: 1464: 1461: 1459: 1456: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1410: 1408: 1404: 1398: 1395: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1374: 1372: 1368: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1337: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1296: 1293: 1291: 1288: 1286: 1283: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1275: 1273:British Isles 1271: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1229:Goldman–Sachs 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1216: 1214: 1212:United States 1210: 1204: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1174: 1171: 1169: 1166: 1164: 1161: 1159: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1088:Liechtenstein 1086: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 983:Bischoffsheim 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 955: 953: 947: 943: 936: 931: 929: 924: 922: 917: 916: 913: 906: 903: 900: 895: 891: 890: 886: 880: 876: 872: 868: 861: 856: 852: 846: 842: 838: 837:Sorkin, David 833: 829: 823: 819: 815: 811: 810: 806: 791:on 2011-09-03 790: 786: 780: 777: 772: 768: 762: 759: 756: 752: 749: 744: 741: 738: 734: 731: 726: 724: 722: 718: 715: 710: 708: 706: 702: 699: 695: 692: 687: 685: 683: 679: 674: 670: 664: 661: 656: 649: 647: 645: 643: 641: 639: 637: 633: 626: 621: 617: 614: 613: 609: 607: 605: 602:) quarter of 601: 597: 593: 589: 585: 581: 577: 570:c. 1870–1880. 569: 565: 561: 557: 553: 548: 544: 541: 537: 533: 528: 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 491:, within the 490: 486: 485:Sarkis Balyan 482: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 438: 433: 426: 424: 421: 419: 413: 408: 402: 397: 396:Gaston Menier 393: 389: 384: 382: 378: 377:Petit Trianon 374: 370: 366: 358: 353: 339: 336: 333: 329: 326: 325: 323: 320: 319: 317: 314: 309: 306: 305: 301: 296: 293: 292: 288: 283: 280: 279: 277: 274: 273: 271: 265: 263: 261: 257: 251: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 225: 223: 219: 214: 211: 207: 203: 199: 193: 188: 179: 175: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 134: 130: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 79: 72: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 45: 41: 37: 32: 19: 1203:Van Lanschot 1078:Königswarter 997: 949:Continental 870: 866: 840: 817: 793:. Retrieved 789:the original 779: 770: 761: 743: 672: 663: 654: 573: 540:Galata Tower 535: 529: 524: 521:Turkish Navy 512: 480: 478: 472: 469:Turkish Navy 460: 452: 422: 385: 373:René Sergent 362: 318:(1830–1889) 304:(1829–1889) 291:(1810–1866) 269: 260:World War II 245:Léon Reinach 226: 215: 184: 137: 122: 84: 50: 48: 36:coat of arms 1370:Middle East 1254:Rockefeller 1103:Mendelssohn 1063:Hochstetter 1043:Goldschmidt 1033:Frescobaldi 1013:Etcheverría 584:Art Nouveau 580:Neo-Baroque 489:Golden Horn 437:Golden Horn 410: [ 399: [ 332:World War I 310:(1851–1911) 298: [ 285: [ 248: [ 233:World War I 210:Golden Horn 190: [ 170:in 1867 by 115:non-Muslims 103:Catholicism 81:Family tree 1494:Categories 1438:Jagat Seth 1406:South Asia 1320:Rothschild 1188:Wallenberg 1143:Rothschild 1083:Kronenberg 1068:Hottinguer 968:Benveniste 795:2014-02-18 622:References 582:and early 381:Versailles 97:after the 59:financiers 57:family of 1458:S. Rm. M. 1413:Asaf Jahi 1346:Li family 1339:East Asia 1128:Pierleoni 1113:Oppenheim 973:Berenberg 958:Abravanel 493:Kasımpaşa 441:Kasımpaşa 256:Auschwitz 158:from the 1377:Kadoorie 1356:Sumitomo 1300:Guinness 1295:Grindlay 1290:Goldsmid 1285:Clifford 1259:Seligman 1153:Schröder 1023:Erlanger 1018:Ephrussi 978:Bethmann 816:(1999). 751:Archived 733:Archived 694:Archived 610:See also 604:Istanbul 562:(modern 447:(modern 427:Istanbul 164:ennobled 111:Istanbul 107:Austrian 1433:Hinduja 1392:Sabancı 1325:Sassoon 1315:Mocatta 1264:Warburg 1193:Warburg 1168:Sozzini 1138:Peruzzi 1133:Pereire 1108:Metzler 998:Camondo 675:. 2019. 600:Karaköy 564:Karaköy 517:Ottoman 505:Karaköy 497:Beyoğlu 465:Ottoman 449:Karaköy 156:Venetia 73:History 1453:M. Ct. 1443:Khanna 1397:Shihab 1361:Yasuda 1351:Mitsui 1280:Baring 1249:Morgan 1244:Mellon 1239:Lehman 1234:Lazard 1224:Drexel 1219:Barney 1198:Welser 1183:Thurzó 1173:Speyer 1163:Solaro 1158:Seyler 1148:Ruffer 1123:Pictet 1098:Medici 1093:Mallet 1073:Imhoff 1058:Hambro 1038:Fugger 1003:Cerchi 988:Borgia 951:Europe 847:  824:  596:Galata 560:Galata 532:Galata 501:Galata 445:Galata 206:Hasköy 119:Galata 95:Venice 55:Jewish 1479:Safra 1448:Kotak 1428:Habib 1423:Birla 1330:Smith 1310:Miles 1305:Lloyd 1178:Stern 1118:Pazzi 1048:Gondi 1028:Fould 1008:Chigi 993:Botin 963:Bardi 863:(PDF) 627:Notes 414:] 403:] 359:Paris 334:pilot 302:] 289:] 252:] 222:Moïse 218:Isaac 202:Paris 194:] 168:count 91:Spain 1463:Tata 1418:Bose 1387:Maan 845:ISBN 822:ISBN 574:The 550:The 527:).) 509:Navy 457:Navy 363:The 220:and 61:and 49:The 34:The 1382:Koç 875:doi 554:at 379:in 89:in 1496:: 871:26 869:. 865:. 769:. 720:^ 704:^ 681:^ 671:. 635:^ 606:. 475:). 420:. 412:fr 401:fr 300:tr 287:tr 250:it 192:tr 125:. 69:. 934:e 927:t 920:v 881:. 877:: 853:. 830:. 798:. 773:. 598:( 511:( 503:( 459:( 20:)

Index

Camondo family

coat of arms
Kingdom of Italy
Abraham Salomon Camondo
Jewish
financiers
philanthropists
Ottoman Empire

Sephardic community
Spain
Venice
1492 Spanish decree
Catholicism
Austrian
Istanbul
non-Muslims
Galata

Abraham Salomon Camondo
Abraham Salomon Camondo
Ottoman Empire
Imperial Ottoman Bank
Kingdom of Italy
Venetia
Austrian Empire
ennobled
count
King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.