Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu (1888 - 1982 in Selanik,

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) was a Turkish

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best known for his work on the State Art and Sculpture Museum in

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. He died at the age of 94.

Image gallery

Ankara asv2021-10 img64 Arts and Sculpture Museum.jpg, State Art and Sculpture Museum (1927–30)

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070304025009/http://www.archmuseum.org/biyografi.asp?id=26 Turkish architects 1888 births 1982 deaths First Turkish National architecture {{turkey-architect-stub